Return of the Native Quizzes

Return of the Native Quiz 1

1 Where is the novel set?
Budworth Heath

Egdon Heath

The Quiet Woman inn

Bodmin
2 On what day does the story begin?
October 13th

November 5th

Christmas Day

Halloween
3 In Chapter 1, what does Hardy describe as the "enemy" of the heath?
the furze cutter

civilization

time

industry
4 What is a reddleman's job?
to take away bad children

to manage a taxi

to clean fires

to supply red ochre
5 Hardy describes a reddleman to a:
dodo

phoenix

heron

unicorn
6 What does the reddleman have in his cart at the opening of the novel?
a woman

a trophy

untold riches

a dog
7 How did Mrs. Yeobright oppose the wedding between Thomasin and Wildeve?
She hid the invitations.

She opposed the bans.

She locked up Thomasin.

She slapped Wildeve.
8 What is Fairway's criticism of weddings?
They are too costly.

There is too much dancing.

They are too formal.

They are too noisy.
9 For what profession did Wildeve train?
architect

dancer

engineer

judge
10 Who proclaims himself "unmarriageable"?
Timothy Fairway

Christian Cantle

Grandfer Cantle

Captain Vye
11 Which explorer is Wildeve likened to?
Amerigo Vespucci

Captain Cook

Abel Tasman

Christopher Columbus
12 Why do Thomasin and Wildeve not initially marry?
Thomasin was not old enough.

The licence was for another parish.

Wildeve was already married.

The minister was ill.
13 Wildeve owns:
the Dog and Fox pub

the Quiet Woman inn

a furze cutter's cottage

the whole heath
14 Grandfer Cantle says that Thomasin's father was a talented:
farmer

lawyer

musician

bigamist
15 Many people believe Eustacia is:
a witch

a lady

an alcoholic

a spy
16 When we first meet Eustacia, what two items is she carrying?
a telescope and an hourglass

a letter and a telescope

a gun and an hourglass

a sixpence and a scarf
17 How do we know that Eustacia wants her bonfire to last?
She uses the best wood.

She chooses the highest ground on which to build it.

She uses bellows.

It has been burning for eight days.
18 What does Eustacia give Johnny Nunsuch for tending the fire?
a walking stick

a kiss

a crooked sixpence

a rabbit's foot
19 Eustacia was raised in:
Wisconsin

Paris

Sidmouth

Budmouth
20 What is described as Eustacia's "great desire"?
"to be loved to madness"

"to have a baby"

"to dance until weightless"

"to send men mad"
21 Whom does Johnny overhear talking on the heath"
the reddleman and his horse

Eustacia and Wildeve

Eustacia and Captain Vye

Grandfer Cantle and Christian
22 When he meets Johnny Nunsuch, what does the reddleman NOT do?
snatch the boy

bind the boy's wounds

allay the boy's fears

help the boy find his sixpence
23 Which of the following is NOT a reason given by Thomasin for rejecting Diggory Venn?
He is ugly.

He is like her cousin Clym.

He does not have appropriate status.

She was not expecting his proposal.
24 How did Diggory Venn's life change after Thomasin rejected his proposal?
He went bankrupt.

He became a reddleman.

He left Egdon.

He got married.
25 How does Diggory come to overhear Eustacia and Wildeve on the heath?
They are outside his van.

He follows Wildeve.

He waits each night for their meeting.

He reads their letters.