Far from the Madding Crowd Test | Final Test - Hard

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Far from the Madding Crowd Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who agrees to go inside and tell Bathsheba that Troy is outside Mr. Boldwood's house in Chapter 53?

2. What city can Troy see as he is rowed to the ship in Chapter 47?

3. To whose house does Maryann run to sound the alarm when she sees someone taking a horse from the stables in Chapter 32?

4. Where does the newspaper say Troy and Bathsheba were married in Chapter 34?

5. Where does Mr. Boldwood go after leaving his home in Chapter 54?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed in the conversation between Gabriel and Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 38?

2. Describe the central conflict that occurs in the climax of the novel in Chapter 53. Who is involved in the conflict?

3. Where does Boldwood go in Chapter 54? Why?

4. Where does Frank Troy reappear in Chapter 50? Who sees him?

5. How has the relationship between Bathsheba and Gabriel changed at the end of the novel?

6. Where is Troy when he almost drowns in Chapter 47? How is he saved?

7. How does Bathsheba respond to Mr. Boldwood’s marriage proposal in Chapter 51?

8. What does Bathsheba discover inside Fanny’s coffin in Chapter 43? How does she respond?

9. Who comes to Everdene farm with word of having sighted Bathsheba in Chapter 33? Where and how was she described?

10. Why has a petition been addressed to the Home Secretary regarding Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 55?

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

How common was it in the 1870s for women in rural England to own and manage farms without male oversight? Why do you think that Bathsheba's actions in the story go uncontested? In what ways does Bathsheba represent a feminist literary figure?

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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