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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 37 - 42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Gabriel go to seek lodging in the village after putting out the fire in Chapter 7?
(a) The Casterbridge-Union poorhouse.
(b) Smithwick's Tavern.
(c) Mrs. Beale's Boarding House.
(d) Warren's Malthouse.

2. What does the word "harbinger" from Chapter 33's title mean?
(a) A dingo.
(b) A type of hawk.
(c) A rowboat.
(d) An omen.

3. How many sheep has Gabriel Oak stocked his farm with in the past year, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) 150.
(b) 300.
(c) 50.
(d) 200.

4. What, according to the narrator in Chapter 18, "are to a farm what a fireplace is to a room"?
(a) "Pigs."
(b) "Farmhands."
(c) "Crops."
(d) "Stables."

5. Whom does Bathsheba send away to the lower mead so that she can speak to Gabriel alone in Chapter 20?
(a) Joseph Poorgrass.
(b) Sam Samson.
(c) Cainy Ball.
(d) William Smallbury.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gabriel Oak always carry about him, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

2. Why does Bathsheba fire Gabriel in Chapter 20?

3. What month is it when Mr. Boldwood finally calls on Bathsheba in Chapter 19?

4. What is the title of Chapter 10?

5. What is Sergeant Troy's regiment?

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