Return of the Native Quizzes

Return of the Native Quiz 1

By Tracey Lean · Edited by S.R. Cedars · Last reviewed December 20, 2012

1 Where is the novel set?

Egdon Heath

The Quiet Woman inn

Budworth Heath

Bodmin
2 On what day does the story begin?

October 13th

Halloween

November 5th

Christmas Day
3 In Chapter 1, what does Hardy describe as the "enemy" of the heath?

the furze cutter

time

industry

civilization
4 What is a reddleman's job?

to supply red ochre

to clean fires

to manage a taxi

to take away bad children
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 dog

a trophy

untold riches

a woman
7 How did Mrs. Yeobright oppose the wedding between Thomasin and Wildeve?

She locked up Thomasin.

She hid the invitations.

She opposed the bans.

She slapped Wildeve.
8 What is Fairway's criticism of weddings?

They are too costly.

They are too formal.

They are too noisy.

There is too much dancing.
9 For what profession did Wildeve train?

engineer

architect

dancer

judge
10 Who proclaims himself "unmarriageable"?

Grandfer Cantle

Captain Vye

Timothy Fairway

Christian Cantle
11 Which explorer is Wildeve likened to?

Abel Tasman

Christopher Columbus

Amerigo Vespucci

Captain Cook
12 Why do Thomasin and Wildeve not initially marry?

Thomasin was not old enough.

Wildeve was already married.

The minister was ill.

The licence was for another parish.
13 Wildeve owns:

a furze cutter's cottage

the Quiet Woman inn

the whole heath

the Dog and Fox pub
14 Grandfer Cantle says that Thomasin's father was a talented:

musician

bigamist

farmer

lawyer
15 Many people believe Eustacia is:

a lady

an alcoholic

a spy

a witch
16 When we first meet Eustacia, what two items is she carrying?

a gun and an hourglass

a letter and a telescope

a sixpence and a scarf

a telescope and an hourglass
17 How do we know that Eustacia wants her bonfire to last?

It has been burning for eight days.

She uses the best wood.

She chooses the highest ground on which to build it.

She uses bellows.
18 What does Eustacia give Johnny Nunsuch for tending the fire?

a kiss

a rabbit's foot

a crooked sixpence

a walking stick
19 Eustacia was raised in:

Budmouth

Paris

Sidmouth

Wisconsin
20 What is described as Eustacia's "great desire"?

"to dance until weightless"

"to be loved to madness"

"to have a baby"

"to send men mad"
21 Whom does Johnny overhear talking on the heath"

Eustacia and Wildeve

the reddleman and his horse

Grandfer Cantle and Christian

Eustacia and Captain Vye
22 When he meets Johnny Nunsuch, what does the reddleman NOT do?

help the boy find his sixpence

bind the boy's wounds

allay the boy's fears

snatch the boy
23 Which of the following is NOT a reason given by Thomasin for rejecting Diggory Venn?

He is like her cousin Clym.

He is ugly.

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 left Egdon.

He became a reddleman.

He got married.
25 How does Diggory come to overhear Eustacia and Wildeve on the heath?

He reads their letters.

He waits each night for their meeting.

They are outside his van.

He follows Wildeve.

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