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The Return of the Native

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Book I, Chapters 6-11

Book II

Book III, Chapters 1-4

Book III, Chapters 5-8

Book IV, Chapters 1-4

Book IV, Chapters 5-8

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The Return of the Native

Thomas Hardy

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What is the name of Mrs. Yeobright's house?

(A) Howard's End

(B) Blooms-End

(D) Mistover Knapp

Who pricks Eustacia with a needle to break her supposed curse?

(A) Susan Nonsuch

(B) Mrs. Yeobright

(D) Christian Cantle

What was Clym's occupation in Paris?

(A) Editor

(B) Banker

(D) Diamond Merchant

The name of Damon Wildeve's inn is:

(A) The Golden Lion

(B) Mistover Knapp

(D) The Sleeping Pony

Who tells Clym about his mother's damning last words?

(A) Grandfer Cantle

(B) Sam

(D) Johnny Nonsuch

What are "heath-croppers"?

(A) Grasshoppers

(B) Wild ponies

(D) Locusts

What play do the mummers put on?

(A) "Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown"

(B) "The Passion of Christ"

(D) "St. George"

What does Thomasin name her daughter?

(A) Angeline

(B) Eustacia

(D) Thomasin

How does Diggory Venn obtain the inheritance money from Damon Wildeve?

(A) He steals it while Damon is asleep

(B) They draw lots for it

(D) He robs Damon at gunpoint

What profession did Eustacia's grandfather pursue before his retirement?

(A) He was a captain

(B) He was a furze-cutter

(D) He was a surgeon

What is the name of the fictional region of England in which Hardy's novels are set?

(A) Dorset

(B) Wales

(D) Dorcester

What is "reddle"?

(A) Blood

(B) Clay used for making pots

(D) A dye used for marking sheep

How does Damon Wildeve die?

(A) He is bitten by a snake

(B) He is shot by Diggory Venn

(D) He drowns

What sign does Eustacia use to indicate to Damon Wildeve that she wants to see him?

(A) She throws a stone in the pool

(B) She lights a bonfire

(D) She throws gravel at his window

What is the name of the servant who falls in love with Eustacia?

(A) Charley

(B) Hummerkin

(D) Sam

What is a "barrow"?

(A) A ghost that haunts the heath

(B) A kind of thorny plant that grows on the heath

(D) A kind of wagon

What title does Hardy give Eustacia?

(A) Queen of Night

(B) Lady of Passion

(D) Duchess of the Heath

Mrs. Yeobright doesn't like Eustacia because:

(A) Eustacia is not a lady

(B) Captain Vye once insulted Mrs. Yeobright

(D) Her natural women's intuition tells her not to like the girl

Eustacia's great dream is to move to:

(A) Egdon Heath

(B) London

(D) Paris

What misfortune prevents Clym from pursuing his studies to become a schoolteacher?

(A) His oldest child dies

(B) He damages his eyesight

(D) His cottage burns down

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