The Mayor of Casterbridge (ch. 17-20)

How does Lucetta feel at the moment she can't take the letters back from Henchard? (Ch. 17)

• Extremely nervous

• So peaceful

• Very pleasant

• Deeply conservative

• Completely dull

What did NOT happen in Chapter 17?

• Henchard restarted drinking heavily.

• The letters had been kept in the safe in Farfrae's house.

• Farfrae became the mayor of Casterbridge instead of Henchard.

• Henchard decided to return the letters to Lucetta.

• Jopp found out the secret past relationship between Henchard and Lucetta.

What's the purpose of a skimmity-ride in chapter 18?

• To humiliate the parties concerned

• To have fun

• To make a deal

• To confess sinful acts

• To elect the respected members of society

Which is best put in the gap?

(On the last sentence, Ch. 18)

Henchard and Farfrae had fought to have Lucetta, but in the end it was ( ) who got her.

Why did Henchard lie to Newson that Elizabeth-Jane was dead? (Ch. 19)

• He hated all the fake relationships of people.

• He didn't hope Elizabeth-Jane to have a loving family with Farfrae.

• He wanted to pay Newson back for what he had done to himself in the past.

• He didn't want to lose her again because he felt totally alone.

• He was too sick and tired of his past to forget it.

Which is NOT true in chapter 19?

• Henchard treated Elizabeth-Jane with a gentle kindness.

• Newson came to see Henchard to ask about his daughter.

• Henchard lied to Newson that his daughter had died a few years ago.

• The relationship between Elizabeth-Jane and Henchard grew better.

• The love between Farfrae and Elizabeth-Jane slowly developed.

What happened in Elizabeth-Jane's wedding? (Ch. 20)

• Henchard was invited and welcomed into the wedding reception.

• Henchard came to celebrate her wedding and made up with her.

• Newson and Henchard fought severely each other and ruined their daughter's wedding.

• Henchard was rejected and ignored by Elizabeth-Jane.

• Elizabeth-Jane learned who her real father was and felt betrayed against Henchard.

What happened to Henchard in the end of this story? (Ch. 20)

• He died alone and didn't want his death to be told by Elizabeth-Jane.

• He was afraid to live lonely and tried to be rescued by Elizabeth-Jane.

• He was so weak that he needed someone to help him eat.

• He and Elizabeth-Jane could reconcile in the end.

• He managed to make his own fortune and gave help to people in need.

Which is true about the main characters in this novel?

• Henchard : practical and gentle

• Elizabeth-Jane : attractive and short-lived

• Donald Farfrae : stubborn and dishonest

• Lucetta Templeton : kind-hearted and innocent

• Susan Henchard : unlucky and poor