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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 | Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Susan and Elizabeth pay for their lodgings, despite their little income?
(a) Elizabeth works for the landlady to discount the price.
(b) Susan and her daughter work the kitchen for each night's stay.
(c) The nice landlady gives the tired strangers a break.
(d) Farfrae lends them a loan.

2. What is Jopp's reaction to Henchard's curt behavior?
(a) Angry and bitterly disappointed.
(b) Sensitively hurt.
(c) Disappointed, but understands business is business.
(d) Unaffected.

3. What does Farfrae and Susan observe about Henchard?
(a) Henchard exudes charity to all around him.
(b) Henchard is a conman.
(c) Henchard is paranoid.
(d) Henchard has sudden moods.

4. What occupies Elizabeth's mind after the celebration is over?
(a) Donald Farfrae.
(b) The quarrel between Henchard and Farfrae.
(c) The failure of her father's celebration.
(d) The music and the dancing.

5. What does Lucetta request from Henchard?
(a) Money.
(b) An extramarital affair.
(c) A meeting with her letters.
(d) Immediate marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What age is Elizabeth Jane when she and her mother search for Michael Henchard?

2. How do you describe Henchard's disposition towards strangers?

3. What makes Elizabeth believe Donald is not interested in wooing her?

4. What does Henchard suggest to announce in the paper?

5. What is one of Henchard's motives for his remarriage with Susan?

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