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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Sergeant Troy tell Bathsheba he will be sent back "to the miserable monotony of drill" in Chapter 26?
(a) In a month.
(b) In three days.
(c) In a week.
(d) In a fortnight.

2. For how long does Troy expect to be away visiting friends in Chapter 30?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

3. Whom does Fanny say she's to marry in Chapter 11?
(a) Mr. Boldwood.
(b) Sergeant Troy.
(c) Joseph Poorgrass.
(d) Sam Samson.

4. What had Gabriel worked as before leasing a farm and stocking it with sheep?
(a) A bailiff.
(b) A blacksmith.
(c) A butcher.
(d) A coal miner.

5. Who is Gabriel's junior shepherd in Weatherbury?
(a) Joseph Poorgrass.
(b) Henery Fray.
(c) Sam Samson.
(d) Cainy Ball.

6. Whom does Mr. Boldwood come to inquire about at Bathsheba's home in Chapter 9?
(a) Fanny Robin.
(b) Joseph Poorgrass.
(c) Gabriel Oak.
(d) Henery Fray.

7. What is Jacob's last name said to be in Chapter 8?
(a) Marble.
(b) Smallbury.
(c) Wellington.
(d) Binion.

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

9. Where has Sergeant Troy gone to visit friends in Chapter 30?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Bath.
(d) Dublin.

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

11. What gift does Sergeant Troy attempt to give to Bathsheba when he woos her in Chapter 26?
(a) A flute.
(b) A gold pocket watch.
(c) A locket with his mother's portrait.
(d) A diamond ring.

12. What is the title of Chapter 3?
(a) "A Girl on Horseback - Conversation."
(b) "Recognition - A Timid Girl."
(c) "Troubles in the Fold - A Message."
(d) "Mistress and Men."

13. What words are imprinted on the seal of the Valentine that Bathsheba sends to Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 13?
(a) "I love you."
(b) "Kiss me."
(c) "I'm yours."
(d) "Marry me."

14. What month is it the latter part of when the bees begin their swarming at Weatherbury in Chapter 27?
(a) March.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) June.

15. What does the word "folly" from the narrative mean?
(a) A foolish action.
(b) A flute-player.
(c) A dance captain.
(d) A pretty woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last name of Bathsheba's servant-companion Liddy?

2. What is Sergeant Troy's regiment?

3. Where does the old maltster say he was married in Chapter 8?

4. In the conclusion of Chapter 24, the narrator says, "It was a fatal omission of Boldwood's that he had never once told [Bathsheba]" what?

5. The narrator states in Chapter 22, "In comparison with cities, Weatherbury was" what?

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