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This question is based on Thomas Hardy''s The Mayor of Casterbridge.

Hardy makes the novel realistic by

  • A. interspersing humour with seious narration
  • B. denying the characters any from of transformation
  • C. adhering strictly to autolographical facts
  • D. narrating the story in the first person
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This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
Susan concealed the true parentage of Elizabeth Jane in order to

  • A. safeguard her daughter's dignity
  • B. avenge Henchard for offending her
  • C. escape Henchard's curse
  • D. Prevent Newson from claiming his daughter.
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This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
The novel is about growth because

  • A. Farfrae replaces Henchard as the Mayor of Casterbridge
  • B. of socio-economic changes in Casterbridge society
  • C. Henchard finally permits Farfrae to woo Elizabeth-Jane
  • D. Henchard gradually attains self-awareness
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This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
'Come, 'said Donald quietly, 'a man o'your position should ken better, sir!It is tyrannical and no worthy of you.'
Which of Henchard's actions is tyrannical?

  • A. He says Donald must not befriend Elizabeth - Jane
  • B. He asks Abel Whittle to go to Blackmoor vale half naked
  • C. He dismisses Jopp, his former manager
  • D. He decides not to marry Lucetta on Susan's return.
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This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
A major irony in the Henchard-Farfrae relationship is that

  • A. Farfrae's arrival spells Henchard's doom
  • B. they employ each other
  • C. they disagree over Abel Whittle
  • D. the friendship ends too soon
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