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TEST -26- THE MILL ON THE FLOSS, MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In The Mill on the Floss, which river is central to the plot and symbolically tied to Maggie’s fate?
a)
Ouse
b)
Floss
c)
Avon
d)
Bredon
2.
In The Mill on the Floss, which chapter first depicts the Dodson sisters’ “family council” over Tom’s education?
a)
Book I, Ch. 3
b)
Book I, Ch. 5
c)
Book II, Ch. 1
d)
Book II, Ch. 4
3.
The novel The Mill on the Floss was first published in:
a)
1859
b)

1860

c)
1861
d)
1862
4.
Who says in The Mill on the Floss, “Childhood has no forebodings; but then, it is soothed by no memories of outlived sorrow”?
a)
Maggie
b)
The Narrator
c)
Tom
d)
Mr. Tulliver
5.
In The Mill on the Floss, Tom’s prized possession from Mr. Tulliver is:
a)
Fishing rod
b)
Watch
c)
Pocketknife
d)
Ledger
6.
In The Mill on the Floss, Lucy’s father is:
a)
Mr. Deane
b)
Mr. Pullet
c)
Mr. Wakem
d)
Mr. Glegg
7.
In The Mill on the Floss, Maggie neglects Tom’s rabbits because she is:
a)
Reading
b)
Playing with dolls
c)
Visiting gypsies
d)
Watching the mill race
8.
Philip Wakem’s deformity in The Mill on the Floss is:
a)
Hunchback
b)
Twisted spine
c)
Clubfoot
d)
Withered arm
9.
In The Mill on the Floss, Bob Jakin is known for:
a)
Being Tom’s schoolmate
b)
Bringing Maggie books
c)
Defending Mr. Tulliver in court
d)
Selling the mill to Wakem
10.
The flood ending The Mill on the Floss follows:
a)
Drought
b)
Heavy rain
c)
Collapse of the mill
d)
Snowmelt
11.
In The Mill on the Floss, what is the name of the Tullivers’ mill?
a)
Floss Mill
b)
Dorlcote Mill
c)
St. Ogg’s Mill
d)
Dodson Mill
12.
St. Ogg, the town in The Mill on the Floss, is located near:
a)
River Avon
b)
River Floss
c)
River Bredon
d)
River Trent
13.
In The Mill on the Floss, Maggie cuts her hair short after:
a)
Tom mocks her curls
b)
Her aunts criticise her looks
c)
Philip compliments it
d)
Lucy suggests it
14.
In The Mill on the Floss, Mr. Tulliver borrows money from:
a)
Mr. Pullet
b)
Mr. Glegg
c)
Mr. Deane
d)
Mr. Wakem
15.
In The Mill on the Floss, the book Maggie reads that influences her moral struggle is:
a)
The Imitation of Christ
b)
Pilgrim’s Progress
c)
Paradise Lost
d)
Rasselas
16.
Who is the lawyer that handles Mr. Tulliver’s case in The Mill on the Floss?
a)
Mr. Pivart
b)
Mr. Gore
c)
Mr. Riley
d)
Mr. Wakem
17.
In The Mill on the Floss, Stephen Guest is:
a)
Lucy’s cousin
b)
Lucy’s suitor
c)
Tom’s friend
d)
Mr. Wakem’s son
18.
In The Mill on the Floss, Tom’s school is located in:
a)
St. Ogg’s
b)
Lincoln
c)
Newcastle
d)
King’s Lorton
19.
Maggie and Tom die in The Mill on the Floss:
a)
Separately
b)
Together
c)
Maggie dies first
d)
Tom dies first
20.
In The Mill on the Floss, Mrs. Tulliver’s obsession is:
a)
Fine linens
b)
Preserving furniture
c)
Social status
d)
Cooking recipes
21.
In The Mill on the Floss, the initials carved on the mill’s door are:
a)
J.D.
b)
T.T.
c)
J.T.
d)
E.T.
22.
In The Mill on the Floss, which animal does young Maggie save from Tom’s cruelty?
a)
Rabbit
b)
Puppy
c)
Kitten
d)
Duckling
23.
The setting of The Mill on the Floss is primarily inspired by George Eliot’s childhood in:
a)
Warwickshire
b)
Derbyshire
c)
Oxfordshire
d)
Northamptonshire
24.
The epigraph of The Mill on the Floss is taken from:
a)
William Wordsworth
b)
William Cowper
c)
John Milton
d)
Thomas Gray
25.
The climax of The Mill on the Floss occurs in:
a)
Book VI
b)
Book VII
c)
Book V
d)
Book IV
26.
Maggie’s hair is compared to which fruit’s colour in The Mill on the Floss?
a)
Chestnut
b)
Walnut
c)
Hazelnut
d)
Almond
27.
In The Mill on the Floss, the gypsies think Maggie is:
a)
A runaway
b)
A witch
c)
A rich child
d)
An orphan
28.
Which of the Dodson sisters is most critical of Maggie in The Mill on the Floss?
a)
Mrs. Glegg
b)
Mrs. Deane
c)
Mrs. Pullet
d)
Mrs. Tulliver
29.
The legal case that ruins Mr. Tulliver in The Mill on the Floss is against:
a)
Mr. Deane
b)
Mr. Wakem
c)
Mr. Pivart
d)
Mr. Riley
30.
The narrator of The Mill on the Floss uses which technique in the opening chapter?
a)
Omniscient narration with first-person intrusion
b)
Dramatic monologue
c)
Stream of consciousness
d)
Epistolary format
31.
Maggie’s relationship with Philip Wakem is broken when:
a)
Tom forbids her to see him
b)
Philip insults Tom
c)
Lucy discovers it
d)
Stephen proposes
32.
In The Mill on the Floss, Stephen Guest plays which musical instrument?
a)
Piano
b)
Flute
c)
Violin
d)
Harp
33.
Maggie is accused of eloping with Stephen after they:
a)
Attend a ball together
b)
Go boating
c)
Visit the gypsies
d)
Meet in Lincoln
34.
The Mill on the Floss ends with the words:
a)
“In death they were not divided.”
b)
“The river claimed them both.”
c)
“And so they rested.”
d)
“The Floss flowed on.”
35.
Bob Jakin’s gift to Maggie on his return is a:
a)
Bible
b)
Bundle of books
c)
Shawl
d)
Silver coin
36.
The flood in The Mill on the Floss destroys:
a)
Only the Tullivers’ mill
b)
Much of St. Ogg’s
c)
The Dodson estate
d)
Only Stephen’s boat
37.
The narrator in The Mill on the Floss refers to St. Ogg as the patron saint of:
a)
Lost sailors
b)
Ferrymen
c)
Drowning women
d)
Boat-builders
38.
The novel The Mill on the Floss is divided into how many books?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
39.
Mr. Tulliver’s dying wish in The Mill on the Floss is:
a)
That Tom repay his debts
b)
That Maggie marry well
c)
That the mill return to the family
d)
That Philip be forgiven
40.
The chief moral conflict in The Mill on the Floss centres on Maggie’s choice between:
a)
Duty and desire
b)
Wealth and poverty
c)
Family and society
d)
Religion and reason
41.
The Mayor of Casterbridge was first published in:
a)
1884
b)
1885
c)

1886

d)
1887
42.
In The Mayor of Casterbridge, Michael Henchard sells his wife for:
a)
Five pounds
b)
Five guineas
c)
Five sovereigns
d)
Five crowns
43.
The woman Henchard sells his wife to in The Mayor of Casterbridge is:
a)
A sailor’s widow
b)
A travelling merchant’s wife
c)
A sailor’s companion
d)
A sailor’s daughter
44.
The wife-selling scene in The Mayor of Casterbridge takes place at:
a)
Casterbridge Fair
b)
Weydon-Priors Fair
c)
Dorchester Fair
d)
Budmouth Fair
45.
In The Mayor of Casterbridge, Susan and Elizabeth-Jane return to find Henchard after:
a)
12 years
b)
15 years
c)

18 years

d)
20 years
46.
Henchard swears an oath not to drink alcohol for:
a)
10 years
b)
15 years
c)

20 years

d)

21 years

47.
In The Mayor of Casterbridge, Henchard’s chief rival in the grain trade is:
a)
Donald Farfrae
b)
Joshua Jopp
c)
Abel Whittle
d)
Christopher Coney
48.
Donald Farfrae is originally from:
a)
Aberdeen
b)
Edinburgh
c)
Perth
d)
Inverness
49.
In The Mayor of Casterbridge, who becomes Henchard’s corn-factor manager before Farfrae?
a)
Abel Whittle
b)
Joshua Jopp
c)
Richard Newson
d)
Christopher Coney
50.
The furmity-woman is convicted in Casterbridge for:
a)
Spiking food with liquor
b)
Defamation
c)
Fraud
d)
Poisoning customers
51.
In The Mayor of Casterbridge, Lucetta’s surname before marriage is:
a)
Templeman
b)
Le Sueur
c)
Newson
d)
Weymouth
52.
Lucetta first meets Henchard in:
a)
Guernsey
b)
Jersey
c)
Budmouth
d)
Weydon-Priors
53.
In The Mayor of Casterbridge, Lucetta inherits property from:
a)
Her father
b)
Her uncle
c)
Her aunt
d)
Her brother
54.
Elizabeth-Jane’s biological father in The Mayor of Casterbridge is revealed to be:
a)
Michael Henchard
b)
Richard Newson
c)
Donald Farfrae
d)
Abel Whittle
55.
In The Mayor of Casterbridge, Henchard attempts to destroy Farfrae by:
a)
Spreading false rumours
b)
Undercutting grain prices
c)
Bribing customers
d)
Sabotaging shipments
56.
The incident that publicly humiliates Lucetta and Farfrae is known as the:
a)
Skimmington Ride
b)
Harvest Parade
c)
Casterbridge Masquerade
d)
Dorchester Gallop
57.
Lucetta dies in The Mayor of Casterbridge due to:
a)
Fever
b)
Stroke
c)
Seizure
d)
Heart attack
58.
In The Mayor of Casterbridge, Henchard finds work as:
a)
Hay-trusser
b)
Road-mender
c)
Shepherd
d)
Stableman
59.
Henchard’s will requests that:
a)
No one attend his funeral
b)
He be buried outside town
c)
No flowers be placed on his grave
d)
All of the above
60.
In The Mayor of Casterbridge, the furmity-woman’s confession occurs during:
a)
A fair
b)
A courtroom hearing
c)
A church gathering
d)
A town feast
61.
Who informs Elizabeth-Jane of her true parentage in The Mayor of Casterbridge?
a)
Susan
b)
Lucetta
c)
Richard Newson
d)
Henchard
62.
In The Mayor of Casterbridge, Henchard tries to prevent Elizabeth-Jane from meeting Richard Newson by:
a)
Lying that Newson is dead
b)
Locking her indoors
c)
Sending her to relatives
d)
Bribing a messenger
63.
The town of Casterbridge is modelled after which real location?
a)
Dorchester
b)
Exeter
c)
Salisbury
d)
Bath
64.
In The Mayor of Casterbridge, the role of Christopher Coney is that of a:
a)
Labourer who mocks Henchard
b)
Farmer who supports Henchard
c)
Rival merchant
d)
Furmity seller’s helper
65.
The setting time period of The Mayor of Casterbridge is approximately:
a)
1780–1810
b)
1830–1860
c)
1820–1840
d)
1840–1870
66.
Henchard’s skill before becoming mayor was:
a)
Blacksmithing
b)
Hay-trussing
c)
Carpentry
d)
Innkeeping
67.
Who discovers Lucetta’s letters in The Mayor of Casterbridge?
a)
Jopp
b)
Abel Whittle
c)
Farfrae
d)
Newson
68.
Lucetta’s marriage to Farfrae takes place in:
a)
Budmouth
b)
Casterbridge
c)
Dorchester
d)
Weymouth
69.
Henchard meets his end in:
a)
A barn
b)
A field hut
c)
An abandoned cottage
d)
On the roadside
70.
In The Mayor of Casterbridge, Abel Whittle is notable for:
a)
Being habitually late to work
b)
Spying on Lucetta
c)
Delivering grain to Farfrae
d)
Exposing Henchard’s oath
71.
The Skimmington Ride in The Mayor of Casterbridge is organised by:
a)
Jopp
b)
Christopher Coney
c)
The furmity-woman
d)
Joshua Abel
72.
Henchard’s second attempt at a business revival fails because of:
a)
Bad harvest
b)
Poor storage conditions
c)
Price collapse
d)
Legal dispute
73.
Elizabeth-Jane’s reaction to learning her father is Newson is:
a)
Resentment towards Henchard
b)
Gratitude towards Henchard
c)
Indifference
d)
Refusal to believe
74.
In The Mayor of Casterbridge, Susan’s death is caused by:
a)
Heart trouble
b)
A lingering illness
c)
Pneumonia
d)
Tuberculosis
75.
The public view Henchard’s downfall as:
a)
Justice for his pride
b)
An act of fate
c)
A result of political intrigue
d)
Proof of divine punishment
76.
The opening chapter of The Mayor of Casterbridge uses which narrative style?
a)
Omniscient third person
b)
Limited third person
c)
First person retrospective
d)
Stream of consciousness
77.
Henchard’s initial rise in Casterbridge is aided by:
a)
Marrying Susan
b)
His fair dealing in grain
c)
Political alliances
d)
A large inheritance
78.
In The Mayor of Casterbridge, who advises Farfrae against employing Henchard after his downfall?
a)
Jopp
b)
Elizabeth-Jane
c)
Abel Whittle
d)
Lucetta
79.
The furmity-woman symbolically represents:
a)
Conscience and fate
b)
Justice and punishment
c)
Temptation and ruin
d)
Memory and truth
80.
The final scene of The Mayor of Casterbridge closes with:
a)
Elizabeth-Jane marrying Farfrae
b)
Henchard’s grave being left unattended
c)
The town celebrating a fair
d)
Newson departing again
81.
George Eliot was born in which year?
a)
1817
b)
1819
c)
1821
d)
1823
82.
George Eliot’s real name was:
a)
Mary Ann Evans
b)
Mary Ann Cross
c)
Marian Evans Lewes
d)
Mary Evans Cross
83.
George Eliot’s final completed novel was:
a)
Felix Holt, the Radical
b)
Daniel Deronda
c)
Romola
d)
Middlemarch
84.
George Eliot translated which German work into English, earning early literary recognition?
a)
Feuerbach’s The Essence of Christianity
b)
Goethe’s Faust
c)
Strauss’s Life of Jesus
d)
Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason
85.
George Eliot lived openly with which critic and philosopher without marriage for over 20 years?
a)
Herbert Spencer
b)
George Henry Lewes
c)
Thomas Carlyle
d)
John Stuart Mill
86.
Which critic famously praised Middlemarch as “one of the few English novels written for grown-up people”?
a)
Henry James
b)
Virginia Woolf
c)
E.M. Forster
d)
F.R. Leavis
87.
In which year did George Eliot marry John Cross?
a)
1878
b)
1879
c)

1880

d)
1881
88.
George Eliot was buried in:
a)
Westminster Abbey
b)
Kensal Green Cemetery
c)
Highgate Cemetery
d)
St. Paul’s Cathedral
89.
Which of the following is NOT a work by George Eliot?
a)
The Lifted Veil
b)
Adam Bede
c)
The Trumpet-Major
d)
Silas Marner
90.
George Eliot died in:
a)
1879
b)
1880
c)
1881
d)
1882
91.
Thomas Hardy was born in:
a)
Dorchester, Dorset
b)
Stinsford, Dorset
c)
Weymouth, Dorset
d)
Casterbridge, Dorset
92.
Thomas Hardy’s lifespan was:
a)
1840–1928
b)
1840–1929
c)
1841–1928
d)
1841–1929
93.
Hardy’s first published novel was:
a)
Desperate Remedies
b)
Under the Greenwood Tree
c)
A Pair of Blue Eyes
d)
Far from the Madding Crowd
94.
Thomas Hardy’s last completed novel was:
a)
Tess of the d’Urbervilles
b)
The Well-Beloved
c)
Jude the Obscure
d)
The Woodlanders
95.
Which critic’s harsh review of Jude the Obscure contributed to Hardy abandoning novel-writing?
a)
William Archer
b)
Edmund Gosse
c)
Margaret Oliphant
d)
Mrs. Oliphant
96.
Hardy’s ashes were buried in:
a)
Stinsford Churchyard
b)
Westminster Abbey’s Poets’ Corner
c)
Highgate Cemetery
d)
Dorchester Cathedral
97.
Hardy’s heart was buried in:
a)
Stinsford Churchyard
b)
Westminster Abbey
c)
Dorchester Cemetery
d)
Sherborne Abbey
98.
Thomas Hardy received the Order of Merit in:
a)

1910

b)
1911
c)
1912
d)
1913
99.
Which of these is NOT a work by Thomas Hardy?
a)
The Return of the Native
b)
A Laodicean
c)
Romola
d)
Two on a Tower
100.
Thomas Hardy’s poetry collection Moments of Vision was published in:
a)
1914
b)
1917
c)
1920
d)
1922