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The Mayor of Casterbridge
Thomas Hardy
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Chapters I–II
Chapters III–VI
Chapters VII–X
Chapters XI–XIV
Chapters XV–XVIII
Chapters XIX–XXII
Chapters XXIII–XXVI
Chapters XXVII–XXX
Chapters XXXI–XXXIV
Chapters XXXV–XXXVIII
Chapters XXXIX–XLII
Chapters XLIII–XLV
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Michael Henchard
Donald Farfrae
Elizabeth-Jane Newson
Lucetta Templeman
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Chapters 1-2
Chapters 3-6
Chapters 7-10
Chapters 15-18
Chapters 19-22
Chapters 23-26
Chapters 27-30
Chapters 31-34
Chapters 35-38
Chapters 39-42
Chapters 43-45
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1
of 5
What crop is Michael Henchard a merchant of?
Wheat
Corn
Sugar beets
Barley
2
of 5
Who arrives in Casterbridge at the same time as Elizabeth-Jane and Susan?
Michael Henchard
Lucetta Templeman
Joshua Jopp
Donald Farfrae
3
of 5
Which character represents the inauspiciousness of peasant life?
Abel Whittle
Newson
Christopher Coney
Benjamin Grower
4
of 5
Which of these characters is not a peasant in Casterbridge?
Newson
Nance Mockridge
Mother Cuxsom
Solomon Longways
5
of 5
Where is Donald Farfrae originally from?
England
Scotland
France
Ireland
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