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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Bathsheba clean up Fanny's grave in Chapter 46?
(a) Sergeant Troy.
(b) Gabriel Oak.
(c) Mr. Boldwood.
(d) Liddy.

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

3. Who do Gabriel and Coggan believe to have stolen a horse from the stables in Chapter 32?
(a) A gypsy.
(b) Mr. Boldwood.
(c) A bank robber.
(d) Sergeant Troy.

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

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

6. How much money does Troy toss to Gabriel when he first emerges from the house as Bathsheba's husband?
(a) A half-crown.
(b) A crown.
(c) A pound.
(d) A shilling.

7. Where does Bathsheba go to visit Liddy's sister in Chapter 31?
(a) Casterbridge.
(b) Yalbury.
(c) Greenhill.
(d) London.

8. What does the word "riband" from Chapter 47 mean?
(a) A woman's parasol.
(b) A fingerless glove.
(c) A ship's wheel.
(d) A decorative ribbon.

9. What does Troy spend his last remaining money on in Chapter 45?
(a) A house for Bathsheba.
(b) A tombstone for Fanny.
(c) A diamond ring.
(d) A gamble on a horse race.

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

11. What harvested crop are Bathsheba and Gabriel trying to save from a storm in Chapter 37?
(a) Corn.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Blueberries.
(d) Oranges.

12. Once Boldwood has hired Gabriel to oversee his farm in addition to Bathsheba's in Chapter 49, how many acres does Gabriel oversee?
(a) 800.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 2,000.

13. Who is the witness described in the newspaper article that gives details of Troy's drowning in Chapter 48?
(a) Mr. Barker, M.D.
(b) William Smallbury.
(c) Sam Samson.
(d) Jimmy Harris.

14. In what month does Chapter 39 begin?
(a) September.
(b) May.
(c) October.
(d) July.

15. 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) 10 shillings.
(b) 20 pounds.
(c) 50 pounds.
(d) 100 shillings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the lock of hair that Bathsheba sees in Troy's pocket watch in Chapter 41?

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

3. For whom had Jacob served time in wait to marry her, according to the Biblical allusion in Chapter 49?

4. What is Sergeant Troy's first name?

5. Where does Fanny say she is going to spend the night when she encounters Troy in Chapter 39?

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