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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Four pennies are used to keep Susan's eyes closed. What becomes of them after Martha buries them?
(a) It rusts and and stays buried with the Romans of historical past.
(b) Elizabeth digs it out to keep.
(c) Coney digs it out to use for drink.
(d) Abel finds them by accident and brings them back to his mother.

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

3. Susan writes a letter to Michael when on her deathbed. What does she request of him concerning this letter?
(a) That he opens it on Elizabeth's wedding day.
(b) To forgive her for her simplicity.
(c) That he reads it in secrecy and burns the letter afterward.
(d) That he opens it only after she passes away.

4. 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.

5. What consequence occurs when Henchard makes a bad corn deal?
(a) Henchard is evicted from his home.
(b) The farmers threaten Henchard if they don't get their pay.
(c) The bank takes possession of his belongings.
(d) The only person to loan Henchard money is Farfrae.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Henchard the most about Farfrae?

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

3. At the scene of the wagon crash, when Henchard's man says the word of Lucetta and Elizabeth Jane are not to be accounted for because all women swoon for Donald, Henchard __________.

4. What does Lucetta do when the town hears the rumors from the defendant about the magistrate?

5. Where does Elizabeth move to when she leaves Henchard's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. A raging bull attacks Lucetta and Elizabeth. Why does hardy use a bull? What symbolism do bulls represent?

2. Henchard hears from Lucetta and believes he should marry her. At this point, Susan is on her deathbed. Why does Henchard want to marry Lucetta? Is it another obligation? Does he have feelings for her?

3. Donald Farfrae is a stranger in Casterbridge, yet he decides to help Henchard. This is not a common act between strangers as seen by Henchard's surprise. What does this say about Farfrae's character? Does he really want something or is he really acting as a good Samaritan?

4. How does Solomon Longways view the mayor?

5. What is the atmosphere of the furmity tent when Michael offers his wife for sale?

6. Henchard becomes distraught and angry at the idea that Elizabeth is not his daughter. Out of pride, he does not tell her after the big deal he makes for her to change her name. How does Henchard express his feelings if not in telling her the truth?

7. Henchard is a man of wealth and status in Casterbridge, yet he is lonely in friendship as well as marriage. As soon as he meets Farfrae, he is intrigued. Not only does he look to Farfrae as a business manager, but also as a friend. What benefits and dangers does Henchard risk in befriending Farfrae so early on with such sensitive confessions?

8. Elizabeth mentions "respectability" several times. Despite a plain dress and a modest upbringing, she is very conscientious of being respectable. How does this regard to respectability portray her desires? What kind of life does Elizabeth seek?

9. What changes are seen in the furmity woman when Susan and Elizabeth-Jane returns?

10. When Henchard visits Lucetta and asks her to marry him, she looks out the window to see Farfrae's hay wagons. What earlier scene is this reminiscent of? What is its importance in the storyline?

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