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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Bathsheba attempts to defend Troy in Chapter 29, the narrator says, "This supreme instance of Troy's goodness fell upon Gabriel's ears like" what?
(a) "Silence on the hillside in January."
(b) "The mindless crowing of a wayward rooster."
(c) "Whispers of a guilty seducer."
(d) "The thirteenth stroke of a crazy clock."

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

3. What body of water does Jacob say he dragged in search for Fanny's body in Chapter 10?
(a) Jackson Pond.
(b) Newmill Pond.
(c) Willingham Lake.
(d) Oxford Lake.

4. What is Gabriel Oak referred to as by the villagers in the beginning of the novel?
(a) "Cleric Oak."
(b) "Father Oak."
(c) "Farmer Oak."
(d) "Simon Oak."

5. Who wrote Robinson Crusoe?
(a) Daniel Defoe.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) Henry James.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have the sheep broken the fence and gotten into in the beginning of Chapter 21?

2. About how large is the farm that Gabriel has leased in Chapter 3?

3. What is Jacob's last name said to be in Chapter 8?

4. Whom does Gabriel allow to read the letter he's received in Chapter 15?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who sends Gabriel a letter in Chapter 15? What is revealed in the letter?

2. What leads to the conflict between Bathsheba and Gabriel in Chapter 29?

3. To whom does Bathsheba write a letter in Chapter 30? What is revealed in the letter?

4. What sexual innuendos can be seen in Chapter 28?

5. Where does Bathsheba first meet Sergeant Troy in Chapter 24? What are her impressions of him?

6. What tragedy befalls the Everdene Farm in Chapter 21?

7. Why has Bathsheba fired her bailiff in Chapter 10? Why is this a significant act?

8. How would you describe the narrative style of the novel? From whose perspective is the story related?

9. Whom does Gabriel encounter as he makes his way into Weatherbury in Chapter 7? What does this encounter foreshadow?

10. How does Bathsheba respond when Gabriel Oak proposes to her in Chapter 4?

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