The Mayor of Casterbridge Study Guide

1. In Weydon-Priors, the Henchards stop for refreshment at:

• High-Place Hall
• a furmity tent
• the Three Mariners Inn
• the passing farmer's cart

2. The auction price for a wife and child is

• two shillings
• two guineas
• five guineas
• five dollars

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.

• traveling through Wessex
• eating furmity
• selling his family
• drinking

5. Where does Michael Henchard go after unsuccessfully searching for Susan and Elizabeth-Jane?

• Port-Bredy
• Casterbridge
• Weydon-Priors
• Canada

6. How much time has passed since the auction when Susan and Elizabeth-Jane return to Weydon-Priors?

• eighteen months
• twenty-one years
• fifteen years
• eighteen years

7. What do Susan and Elizabeth-Jane believe has happened to Newson the sailor in that time?

• he was lost at sea
• he left for Casterbridge
• he stayed in Canada
• he left them because Susan was unhappy with the marriage

8. What is the agricultural problem occurring in Casterbridge when Susan and Elizabeth-Jane arrive?

• The Mayor is selling grown, or overripe, wheat
• The harvest is ruined by the constant rain
• The Mayor is selling bad bread
• The sailors have imported corrupt wheat from France

9. _______ willingly gives the solution for the agricultural problem.

• Donald Farfrae
• Solomon Longways
• Joshua Jopp
• Christopher Coney

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