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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. To whom does Bathsheba write a letter in Chapter 30?
2. Why does Bathsheba fire Gabriel in Chapter 20?
3. What is the name of Bathsheba's aunt that she lives with in Chapter 4?
4. What color is Bathsheba's hair described as in the novel?
5. What is Bathsheba attending to when Mr. Boldwood first calls on her in Chapter 19?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why has Bathsheba fired her bailiff in Chapter 10? Why is this a significant act?
2. Where does Bathsheba first meet Sergeant Troy in Chapter 24? What are her impressions of him?
3. How does Bathsheba respond to Mr. Boldwood’s marriage proposal in Chapter 19?
4. Where is Fanny Robin when her character appears in Chapter 11? What is she doing?
5. What activity is Bathsheba involved in when Mr. Boldwood first comes to court her in Chapter 19? Where do they speak?
6. What is “Warren’s Malthouse”? Whom does Gabriel meet here in Chapter 8?
7. What leads Mr. Boldwood to follow Gabriel Oak in Chapter 14?
8. Who comes to inquire about word of Fanny Robin at the Everdene Farm in Chapter 9? What is related of this character?
9. Who sends Gabriel a letter in Chapter 15? What is revealed in the letter?
10. What information does Gabriel glean of Fanny Robin at Warren’s Malthouse in Chapter 8?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the social class system of Victorian England and the systems of class seen in Far from the Madding Crowd. How does social class differ in rural England from the cities? How do the characters in the story manage to change their places within this system?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the narrative style of Far from the Madding Crowd. Is the narrator's perspective omniscient or limited? Why do you think the author chose to relate the story from this perspective? How would the story change if it were related from a different narrator?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the central conflicts in Far from the Madding Crowd. What are the internal, external, and relational conflicts faced by Bathsheba in the narrative? What conflicts occur between Boldwood and Troy? What conflicts does Gabriel Oak struggle with? How are the major conflicts resolved?
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