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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 had the ship's crew come ashore for in Chapter 47?
(a) Sand.
(b) Flour.
(c) Spices.
(d) Rum.
2. What is the title of Chapter 47?
(a) "Adventures by the Shore."
(b) "Troubles in the Fold - A Message."
(c) "Hot Cheeks and Tearful Eyes."
(d) "Mistress and Men."
3. Where does the stranger say Troy drowned in Chapter 48?
(a) Roberts' Estuary.
(b) Lulwind Cove.
(c) Sherman Cove.
(d) The Salton Sea.
4. Bathsheba is described as looking like what Greek Muse when she opens the door in Chapter 54?
(a) Melpomene.
(b) Erato.
(c) Thelxinoë.
(d) Arche.
5. How many months has it been since Gabriel was fighting the fire in the same spot where he fights the rain in Chapter 38?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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?
2. Where is Bathsheba when she hears that Troy has drowned in Chapter 48?
3. Where does Bathsheba go to visit her aunt for two months in Chapter 49?
4. Where does Mr. Boldwood go after leaving his home in Chapter 54?
5. Whom does Gabriel encounter walking up the road by the farm in the end of Chapter 38?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Troy’s response to the coffin and its contents in Chapter 43?
2. Why has a petition been addressed to the Home Secretary regarding Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 55?
3. What is foreshadowed regarding the character of Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 35?
4. What does Troy spend all of his money on in Chapter 45? Why?
5. What does Bathsheba discover inside Fanny’s coffin in Chapter 43? How does she respond?
6. How would you describe the atmosphere and mood established in Chapter 52?
7. What does the gargoyle symbolize in Chapter 46? Where is the gargoyle located?
8. How does Bathsheba respond to Mr. Boldwood’s marriage proposal in Chapter 51?
9. Where does Bathsheba encounter Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 31? How is the encounter described?
10. Why do the workers at Everdene Farm believe a horse has been stolen in Chapter 32? How do they respond?
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