What is "the pastoral"? What is an example of the pastoral in the novel?
teacher's discretion regarding correct answer
Why did Gabriel say "the girl is very vain"?
"She knows she is attractive"
Why does Bathsheba send a Valentine’s card to Boldwood?
as a dumb joke
How does Boldwood react to the Valentine?
He is surprised, then he can't stop thinking about her.
Why do Bathsheba's sheep almost die?
They eat the clover and get sick.
What event foreshadows Bathsheba's need for Gabriel?
When Gabriel is the only one who can cure the dying sheep
Troy's name is a literary reference to what?
Homer: the fall of Troy, the Illiad; ancient Greek poetry
a charge payable to use a bridge or road
toll
the rhythm of the heart pumping blood
pulse
a place, usually a pit, from which stone is extracted
quarry
a small plant with three round leaves on each stem, often fed to cows (?)
clover
