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Far From The Madding Crowd Final Quiz

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  • a small plant with three round leaves on each stem, often fed to cows (?)
    clover
  • Why do Bathsheba's sheep almost die?
    They eat the clover and get sick.
  • Why does Gabriel stay in a shepherd’s hut at night?
    He wants to be near the lambs so he can help them if they need.
  • How does Boldwood react to the Valentine?
    He is surprised, then he can't stop thinking about her.
  • What is "the pastoral"? What is an example of the pastoral in the novel?
    teacher's discretion regarding correct answer
  • What event foreshadows Bathsheba's need for Gabriel?
    When Gabriel is the only one who can cure the dying sheep
  • Why does Bathsheba send a Valentine’s card to Boldwood?
    as a dumb joke
  • a place, usually a pit, from which stone is extracted
    quarry
  • the rhythm of the heart pumping blood
    pulse
  • Why does Bathsheba become angry with Gabriel?
    She tells him he should marry a woman with money so he can have a bigger farm. He says he’d thought of that. She is angry he then asks to spend time together
  • a charge payable to use a bridge or road
    toll
  • Why did Gabriel say "the girl is very vain"?
    "She knows she is attractive"
  • a large building used to house troops
    barracks
  • a vehicle, often powered by a horse, used to transport goods
    wagon
  • What event happens at the farm on the first days of June?
    Shearing of the sheep
  • Troy's name is a literary reference to what?
    Homer: the fall of Troy, the Illiad; ancient Greek poetry
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