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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Henchard's demeanor toward Elizabeth change when he hears Susan is alive?
(a) He is speechless.
(b) He becomes even more distant.
(c) He gets upset.
(d) He is affectionate and kind.

2. What surprises Elizabeth when she goes to see Henchard?
(a) She discovers she is Henchard's daughter.
(b) She finds out Henchard and Susan are once married.
(c) Henchard's estate is too large to find him.
(d) She meets Farfrae unexpectedly.

3. How is Casterbridge best described?
(a) Old-fashioned and agricultural.
(b) A suburb of little importance.
(c) An honest city.
(d) Modern and cosmopolitan.

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

5. What stages does Michael go through when drunk?
(a) Happy, frustrated, then argumentative.
(b) Peaceful, happy, excited, then mean.
(c) Calm, jovial, angry, then quarrelsome.
(d) Serenity, jovial, argumentative, then quarrelsome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Elizabeth's manner when she first sees Farfrae in his room?

2. What does Michael decide to do when he discovers his wife emigrates?

3. What does Michael do for a living?

4. Where is the first place Michael heads to when he wakes up in the morning in the furmity tent?

5. What is the relationship like between Susan and Michael?

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