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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month is it when Mr. Boldwood finally calls on Bathsheba in Chapter 19?
(a) September.
(b) July.
(c) May.
(d) March.

2. What farm animals is Bathsheba working with when Farmer Boldwood arrives in Chapter 18?
(a) Lambs.
(b) Horses.
(c) Piglets.
(d) Chickens.

3. How old does Mr. Boldwood say he is when he proposes marriage to Bathsheba in Chapter 19?
(a) 43.
(b) 38.
(c) 39.
(d) 41.

4. For whom does Bathsheba tell Liddy she bought a Valentine in Chapter 13?
(a) Teddy Coggan.
(b) Sergeant Troy.
(c) Sam Samson.
(d) Gabriel Oak.

5. From whom has Bathsheba inherited a farm in Weatherbury in Chapter 8?
(a) From her mother.
(b) From her sister.
(c) From her uncle.
(d) From her father.

6. What is the title of Chapter 30?
(a) "Mistress and Men."
(b) "Recognition - A Timid Girl."
(c) "A Girl on Horseback - Conversation."
(d) "Hot Cheeks and Tearful Eyes."

7. What color is the seal on the envelope with the Valentine from Bathsheba?
(a) Green.
(b) Pink.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

8. Gabriel tells Bathsheba in Chapter 29, "what is mirth to the neighbors is ruin to" what?
(a) "The dog."
(b) "The woman."
(c) "The family."
(d) "The man."

9. What is the name of Mr. Boldwood's estate?
(a) The Oak Dawn Farm.
(b) The Little Weatherbury Farm.
(c) The Whispering Lilac Farm.
(d) The Hill-Robber Farm.

10. What is Chapter 21's title?
(a) "Mistress and Men."
(b) "Troubles in the Fold - A Message."
(c) "A Girl on Horseback - Conversation."
(d) "Recognition - A Timid Girl."

11. To whom does Bathsheba write a letter in Chapter 30?
(a) Mr. Boldwood.
(b) Gabriel Oak.
(c) Teddy Coggan.
(d) Joseph Poorgrass.

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

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

14. How many of the sheep that had strayed and become sick end up surviving after Gabriel's arrival in Chapter 21?
(a) 57.
(b) 26.
(c) 33.
(d) 65.

15. What is the name of Gabriel's older dog in Chapter 5?
(a) George.
(b) Sam.
(c) Rocky.
(d) Shep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the beautiful maid come to look for by Gabriel's hut in Chapter 3?

2. What is Bathsheba attending to when Mr. Boldwood first calls on her in Chapter 19?

3. Where has Sergeant Troy gone to visit friends in Chapter 30?

4. Where does Gabriel attend a hiring fair in the beginning of Chapter 6?

5. What is the name of Bathsheba's aunt that she lives with in Chapter 4?

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