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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Fanny when she died, according to her tombstone?
(a) 20.
(b) 19.
(c) 26.
(d) 23.

2. Why is Mr. Boldwood's death sentence lessened in Chapter 55?
(a) Because he is dying.
(b) Because he is innocent.
(c) Because he is deemed mentally unstable.
(d) Because he paid the judge.

3. To whose house does Maryann run to sound the alarm when she sees someone taking a horse from the stables in Chapter 32?
(a) Cainy Ball's house.
(b) Sergeant Troy's house.
(c) Joseph Poorgrass's house.
(d) Jan Coggan's house.

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

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

6. What does Bathsheba discover when she opens Fanny's coffin in Chapter 43?
(a) No body in the casket.
(b) The bodies of Fanny and Troy.
(c) The body of Fanny Robin.
(d) The bodies of Fanny and her child.

7. Whom does Bathsheba send to town to fetch a surgeon after Troy has been injured in Chapter 54?
(a) Gabriel Oak.
(b) Jimmy Harris.
(c) Joseph Poorgrass.
(d) Henery Fray.

8. When does the narrator say the tower of Weatherbury Church was erected in Chapter 46?
(a) The fourteenth century.
(b) The seventeenth century.
(c) The thirteenth century.
(d) The fifth century.

9. Where does Troy tell Fanny to meet him on Monday at ten o'clock in Chapter 39?
(a) Yalbury Cemetery.
(b) All Saints' Church.
(c) Grey's Bridge.
(d) All Souls' Church.

10. What animal appears and helps Fanny make it into the village in Chapter 40?
(a) A sheep.
(b) A dog.
(c) A horse.
(d) A wolf.

11. How much does Boldwood offer to give to Troy on his wedding-day with Bathsheba in Chapter 34?
(a) 1,000 pounds.
(b) 500 pounds.
(c) 2,000 pounds.
(d) 200 pounds.

12. What does Maryann claim is bad luck in the beginning of Chapter 33?
(a) Dropping a Bible.
(b) Breaking a key.
(c) Looking into a mirror.
(d) Relocating a broom.

13. Who sends a wagon to retrieve Fanny's body after learning of her death in Chapter 41?
(a) William Smallbury.
(b) Mr. Boldwood.
(c) Sergeant Troy.
(d) Jan Coggan.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Boldwood tell Troy he will bestow upon Fanny on her wedding day if Troy marries her in Chapter 34?

2. Where have Troy and the farm workers spent the night after passing out drunk in Chapter 38?

3. What does the word "harbinger" from Chapter 33's title mean?

4. Who is the witness described in the newspaper article that gives details of Troy's drowning in Chapter 48?

5. Who arrives at the farm and says he's seen Bathsheba in Bath in Chapter 33?

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