The Mayor of Casterbridge Quizzes

The Mayor of Casterbridge Quiz 1

By Latonya Wright · Last reviewed July 12, 2000

1 In Weydon-Priors, the Henchards stop for refreshment at:

High-Place Hall

the passing farmer's cart

the Three Mariners Inn

a furmity tent
2 The auction price for a wife and child is

five guineas

five dollars

two shillings

two guineas
3 The next morning, Michael Henchard sees ___ and ____, reminding him of the events of the previous day.

the furmity seller and the money

the wedding-ring and the money

Susan and the sailor

the money and the liquor
4 After taking an oath to stop ____ for twenty-one years, Michael begins to search for Susan and Elizabeth-Jane.

traveling through Wessex

drinking

selling his family

eating furmity
5 Where does Michael Henchard go after unsuccessfully searching for Susan and Elizabeth-Jane?

Canada

Casterbridge

Port-Bredy

Weydon-Priors
6 How much time has passed since the auction when Susan and Elizabeth-Jane return to Weydon-Priors?

fifteen years

twenty-one years

eighteen years

eighteen months
7 What do Susan and Elizabeth-Jane believe has happened to Newson the sailor in that time?

he left them because Susan was unhappy with the marriage

he left for Casterbridge

he stayed in Canada

he was lost at sea
8 What is the agricultural problem occurring in Casterbridge when Susan and Elizabeth-Jane arrive?

The Mayor is selling grown, or overripe, wheat

The harvest is ruined by the constant rain

The Mayor is selling bad bread

The sailors have imported corrupt wheat from France
9 _______ willingly gives the solution for the agricultural problem.

Donald Farfrae

Christopher Coney

Solomon Longways

Joshua Jopp
10 Elizabeth-Jane serves as a waitress at ________ to lower the cost of the room.

The King's Arms

Peter's Finger

The Mayor's home

The Three Mariners
11 Michael Henchard impulsively gives the job of _______ to Farfrae.

town musician

city councilman

hay-trusser

general manager
12 When and where does Michael want to meet Susan?

At the Three Mariners in two days

At her cottage next week

At the Ring that night

At his home that afternoon
13 The amphitheater of Casterbridge is usually a place where _____ meet.

people with secrets

lovers

boys playing cricket

city councilmen
14 How do Susan and Michael plan to renew their relationship?

They will let Elizabeth-Jane create a plan

Michael should court "the widow" properly

They decide to tell the town their secret

They decide to go their separate ways
15 What is Farfrae's plan to release the lady in Jersey from her commitment?

Farfrae should marry her to find a wife

Michael should write a letter telling her his wife has returned

Farfrae should write a letter telling her Michael's wife has returned

Michael should marry her and honor the commitment
16 How do the townspeople feel about the union between the widow Newson and the Mayor?

The townswomen want the Mayor for themselves

They think the Mayor is marrying beneath his station

They heartily approve of the match

They don't really think about it
17 What feature does Michael remember from Elizabeth-Jane's babyhood?

her black hair

her blue eyes

her fair hair

her rosy complexion
18 How does Farfrae's and the town's loving attention affect Elizabeth-Jane?

She notices but wishes she had more education to be worthy

She tries to ignore all the attention

She becomes a vain woman

She doesn't even notice
19 Michael makes _______ show up for work without pants.

Joshua Jopp

Donald Farfrae

Abel Whittle

Christopher Coney
20 What ruins the Mayor's entertainments for the public holiday?

The townspeople's rumors

Farfrae's dance

The lack of money

The rain
21 What does Lucetta, the mysterious lady from Jersey, want from Michael?

his hand in marriage

her trunk of clothing

his life

her old love letters
22 Who attempted to bring Elizabeth-Jane and Farfrae together?

Susan Henchard

Farfrae himself

Michael Henchard

the townspeople of Casterbridge
23 Just as Michael confesses that he is Elizabeth-Jane's father, he:

dies

finds the letter from Susan containing the truth

finds the letter from Lucetta containing the truth

is stopped by a visitor
24 Where does the fashionable young woman meet Elizabeth-Jane?

The Three Mariners

her mother's grave

The Ring

her father's house
25 Lucetta has inherited her estate from _____.

her aunt, Miss Templeman

Donald Farfrae

her father, Monsieur Le Sueur

Michael Henchard

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