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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Troy ask Bathsheba for in the beginning of Chapter 41?
(a) 20 pounds.
(b) 50 pounds.
(c) 100 pounds.
(d) 10 pounds.

2. The narrator says in Chapter 49, "Poor Boldwood had no more skill in finesse than a battering-ram." What literary device is used in this sentence?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Oxymoron.

3. In what direction does Troy wander after leaving Weatherbury in Chapter 47?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) East.

4. What city can Troy see as he is rowed to the ship in Chapter 47?
(a) Glasgow.
(b) Budmouth.
(c) London.
(d) Dublin.

5. How much money does Boldwood give to Troy to take with him, in addition to more promised in the future, if he will marry Fanny in Chapter 34?
(a) 100 shillings.
(b) 10 shillings.
(c) 50 pounds.
(d) 20 pounds.

6. What is Gabriel doing inside his cottage when Bathsheba comes to talk to him in the night in Chapter 43?
(a) Making dinner.
(b) Sweeping.
(c) Eating dinner.
(d) Reading.

7. How is the Latin phrase "gutta serena" translated in Chapter 53?
(a) "Calm and elegant."
(b) "Deprived of light."
(c) "Lost in love."
(d) "Engulfed in flames."

8. What is Sergeant Troy's first name?
(a) Frank.
(b) James.
(c) Robert.
(d) George.

9. Where have Troy and the farm workers spent the night after passing out drunk in Chapter 38?
(a) At the tavern.
(b) At the inn.
(c) In the fields.
(d) In the barn.

10. To what position on Bathsheba's farm is Gabriel promoted in Chapter 49?
(a) Bailiff.
(b) Butcher.
(c) Shepherd.
(d) Master-reaper.

11. Who takes a wagon to retrieve Fanny's body in Chapter 42?
(a) Jimmy Harris.
(b) Cainy Ball.
(c) Joseph Poorgrass.
(d) Jan Coggan.

12. How is Bathsheba described by the men who talk in whispers outside of Boldwood's home in the beginning of Chapter 53?
(a) "Naive and innocent."
(b) "Self-willed and independent."
(c) "Wicked and judgmental."
(d) "Needy and ill-fit for business matters."

13. Greenhill is described as being like what busy Russian city in South Wessex in Chapter 50?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Ninji Novgorod.
(c) Saint Petersburg.
(d) Yekaterinburg.

14. Where does the stranger say Troy drowned in Chapter 48?
(a) The Salton Sea.
(b) Roberts' Estuary.
(c) Lulwind Cove.
(d) Sherman Cove.

15. Who leaps forward to prevent Mr. Boldwood from committing suicide in Chapter 53?
(a) Cainy Ball.
(b) Henery Fray.
(c) Joseph Poorgrass.
(d) Sam Samway.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the narrator say the tower of Weatherbury Church was erected in Chapter 46?

2. Where is Bathsheba when she hears that Troy has drowned in Chapter 48?

3. What does Troy spend his last remaining money on in Chapter 45?

4. Who presided over the wedding of Bathsheba and Troy?

5. What had the ship's crew come ashore for in Chapter 47?

(see the answer keys)

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