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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. What tormented figure from Greek mythology is alluded to by the author in Chapter 20?
(a) Atlas.
(b) Ares.
(c) Ixion.
(d) Jupiter.

2. Whom does Gabriel allow to read the letter he's received in Chapter 15?
(a) Mr. Boldwood.
(b) Sergeant Troy.
(c) Teddy Coggan.
(d) Sam Samson.

3. Who acts as general supervisor during the sheep-shearing in Chapter 22?
(a) Jan Coggan.
(b) Joseph Poorgrass.
(c) Henery Fray.
(d) Gabriel Oak.

4. What does Gabriel Oak always carry about him, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) A hatchet.
(b) A pocket watch.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A frayed rope.

5. What is the name of Bathsheba's aunt that she lives with in Chapter 4?
(a) Mrs. Smith.
(b) Mrs. Wesson.
(c) Mrs. James.
(d) Mrs. Hurst.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sheep has Gabriel Oak stocked his farm with in the past year, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?

2. What words are imprinted on the seal of the Valentine that Bathsheba sends to Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 13?

3. What, according to the narrator in Chapter 18, "are to a farm what a fireplace is to a room"?

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

5. What color is the seal on the envelope with the Valentine from Bathsheba?

Short Essay Questions

1. What incident prevents the wedding of Fanny and Troy in Chapter 16?

2. Why does Bathsheba leave Norcombe in Chapter 5? Where does she go?

3. What is Henery Fray’s opinion on Bathsheba’s courtship by Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 22?

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

5. How does Bathsheba respond to Mr. Boldwood’s marriage proposal in Chapter 19?

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

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

8. What is “Warren’s Malthouse”? Whom does Gabriel meet here in Chapter 8?

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

10. How does Mr. Boldwood derive the anonymous sender of the Valentine in Chapter 15?

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