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​  Mayor of Casterbridge Quiz 


 * Michael Henchard *Elizabeth-Jane *Lucetta
 * Susan Henchard *Donald Farfrae *Newson

MATCHING

1. Experiences several unfortunate events and has a confusing family history.

2. Enters Casterbridge in hope of developing its agricultural industry.

3. Refuses a marriage proposal from a former lover.

4. Their inability to let go of the past sets their future up for failure.

5. Thought that their family had discovered that the marriage was not a legal obligation.

6. Keeps secrets from their loved ones to try to save their family relationships.

TRUE or FALSE

7. Michael Henchard held true to his promise and did not drink for all the years he had been alive (21 yrs).

8. Jopp decides to open the letters from Lucetta on his own and later reveals their content to the peasants.

9. Farfrae was planning on continuing his journey to America until Henchard convinced him to stay in Casterbridge.

10. The furmity lady was thriving for business when Susan and Elizabeth-Jane found her 18 years later.

11. After Michael auctions of his wife and daughter, he stumbles around the town until he collapses on a bench.

SHORT ANSWER

12. How does Susan and Elizabeth-Jane find where Michael was currently residing?

13. What does Susan reveal in her letter to Henchard and what does he decide to do with the information he has just learned?

14. How does Henchard deal with the reuniting of Elizabeth-Jane and her real father Newson?

Essay Questions

1. Is Henchard a tragic hero? If so, what qualities of a tragic hero does he possess?

2. Is the constant lying and deceiving throughout the novel unethical? Would telling the truth have eased the tension and uncertainty within the characters relationship or worsen it? 1. Elizabeth-Jane 2. Farfrae 3. Lucetta 4. Michael 5. Newson 6 .Susan 7. True 8. False 9. True 10. True 11. False 12. Susan and Elizabeth-Jane left where they were currently residing and traveled to where they had been auctioned off 18 years ago. Susan spots the furmity lady who owned the restaurant where the event took place. Previously, Michael told the furmity lady that if his wife or daughter had ever crossed paths with her, she were to tell them he was in Casterbridge. The furmity lady did just that when Susan asked is she knew anything about Michael. 13. Susan reveals that Michael's daughter had died shortly after they left with Newson and that she had another child with her new husband. She decided to christen her new daughter with the same name as her other daughter to fill the hole is her heart. After Michael discovers this, he decides not to tell Elizabeth-Jane to avoid more confusion and deception. 14 .Once Henchard realizes that Elizabeth-Jane and Newson will eventually meet, he decides to leave Casterbridge. He travels to Weydon-Priors, the location where he sold his wife and daughter and reflected briefly on his past. He becomes a hay-trusser and hears word of Elizabeth-Jane and Farfrae's engagement.
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