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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the maiden do to revive Gabriel when she finds him passed out in his hut in Chapter 3?
2. What is Chapter 21's title?
3. What is the title of Chapter 7?
4. How is "the eve of St. Thomas's" defined in Chapter 2?
5. On what date does Chapter 13 begin?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Bathsheba send a Valentine’s Day card to Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 13? What does the card say?
2. What are Gabriel Oak’s first impressions of Bathsheba Everdene? Where does he first see Bathsheba?
3. What reaction does Mr. Boldwood have to the Valentine’s Day card he’s received in Chapter 14?
4. What promise does Sergeant Troy elicit from Bathsheba in Chapter 27? How?
5. Whom does Gabriel encounter as he makes his way into Weatherbury in Chapter 7? What does this encounter foreshadow?
6. What activity is Bathsheba involved in when Mr. Boldwood first comes to court her in Chapter 19? Where do they speak?
7. What sexual innuendos can be seen in Chapter 28?
8. How does the narrator compare Sergeant Troy’s behavior toward men versus his behavior toward women in Chapter 25?
9. Where is Fanny Robin when her character appears in Chapter 11? What is she doing?
10. Who comes to inquire about word of Fanny Robin at the Everdene Farm in Chapter 9? What is related of this character?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the narrative of Fanny Robin in Far from the Madding Crowd. What has happened to Fanny Robin when Gabriel first arrives in Weatherbury? How does Gabriel encounter Fanny? What becomes of Fanny? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the character of Bathsheba Everdene in Far from the Madding Crowd. How is Bathsheba's character described when she is first introduced? How many years does Bathsheba age in the story? How does her character grow in the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the themes of catastrophe, chance, and fate in Far from the Madding Crowd. How are these themes developed through character, setting, and imagery? What symbols relate to these themes? How do the themes overlap?
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