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The Mayor of Casterbridge Quiz 1

  • 1. In Weydon-Priors, the Henchards stop for refreshment at:
    •     the passing farmer's cart
    •     High-Place Hall
    •     the Three Mariners Inn
    •     a furmity tent

  • 2. The auction price for a wife and child is
    •     two guineas
    •     five guineas
    •     five dollars
    •     two shillings

  • 3. The next morning, Michael Henchard sees ___ and ____, reminding him of the events of the previous day.
    •     Susan and the sailor
    •     the money and the liquor
    •     the furmity seller and the money
    •     the wedding-ring and the money

  • 4. After taking an oath to stop ____ for twenty-one years, Michael begins to search for Susan and Elizabeth-Jane.
    •     eating furmity
    •     drinking
    •     traveling through Wessex
    •     selling his family

  • 5. Where does Michael Henchard go after unsuccessfully searching for Susan and Elizabeth-Jane?
    •     Casterbridge
    •     Canada
    •     Weydon-Priors
    •     Port-Bredy

  • 6. How much time has passed since the auction when Susan and Elizabeth-Jane return to Weydon-Priors?
    •     eighteen years
    •     eighteen months
    •     twenty-one years
    •     fifteen years

  • 7. What do Susan and Elizabeth-Jane believe has happened to Newson the sailor in that time?
    •     he left for Casterbridge
    •     he was lost at sea
    •     he left them because Susan was unhappy with the marriage
    •     he stayed in Canada

  • 8. What is the agricultural problem occurring in Casterbridge when Susan and Elizabeth-Jane arrive?
    •     The Mayor is selling bad bread
    •     The Mayor is selling grown, or overripe, wheat
    •     The sailors have imported corrupt wheat from France
    •     The harvest is ruined by the constant rain

  • 9. _______ willingly gives the solution for the agricultural problem.
    •     Solomon Longways
    •     Donald Farfrae
    •     Christopher Coney
    •     Joshua Jopp

  • 10. Elizabeth-Jane serves as a waitress at ________ to lower the cost of the room.
    •     The King's Arms
    •     Peter's Finger
    •     The Three Mariners
    •     The Mayor's home

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