Return of the Native Quiz

✓ Where is the novel set? ✓ Who proclaims himself "unmarriageable"?

• Bodmin • Captain vye
• The quiet woman inn • Timothy fairway
• Egdon heath • Christian cantle
• Budworth heath • Grandfer cantle
✓ On what day does the story begin? ✓ Which explorer is Wildeve likened to?
• Christmas day • Captain cook
• October 13th • Abel tasman
• Halloween • Amerigo vespucci
• November 5th • Christopher columbus
✓ In Chapter 1, what does Hardy describe as the "enemy" ✓ Why do Thomasin and Wildeve not initially marry?
of the heath? • The minister was ill.
• Civilization • The licence was for another parish.
• The furze cutter • Wildeve was already married.
• Industry • Thomasin was not old enough.
• Time ✓ Wildeve owns:
✓ What is a reddleman's job? • The quiet woman inn
• To take away bad children • The whole heath
• To supply red ochre • The dog and fox pub
• To manage a taxi • A furze cutter's cottage
• To clean fires ✓ Grandfer Cantle says that Thomasin's father was a
✓ Hardy describes a reddleman to a: talented:
• Unicorn • Musician
• Phoenix • Bigamist
• Heron • Lawyer
• Dodo • Farmer
✓ What does the reddleman have in his cart at the opening ✓ Many people believe Eustacia is:
of the novel? • A witch
• A woman • An alcoholic
• Untold riches • A spy
• A dog • A lady
• A trophy ✓ When we first meet Eustacia, what two items is she
✓ How did Mrs. Yeobright oppose the wedding between carrying?
Thomasin and Wildeve? • A telescope and an hourglass
• She opposed the bans. • A letter and a telescope
• She locked up thomasin. • A sixpence and a scarf
• She hid the invitations. • A gun and an hourglass
• She slapped wildeve. ✓ How do we know that Eustacia wants her bonfire to last?
✓ What is Fairway's criticism of weddings? • She uses bellows.
• They are too costly. • She uses the best wood.
• There is too much dancing. • It has been burning for eight days.
• They are too formal. • She chooses the highest ground on which to build it.
• They are too noisy. ✓ What does Eustacia give Johnny Nunsuch for tending the
✓ For what profession did Wildeve train? fire?
• Architect • A rabbit's foot
• Dancer • A walking stick
• Engineer • A crooked sixpence
• Judge • A kiss
✓ Eustacia was raised in: ✓ What was Clym's occupation in Paris?
• Wisconsin • Editor
• Paris • Banker
• Budmouth • Schoolteacher
• Sidmouth • Diamond Merchant
✓ What is described as Eustacia's "great desire"? ✓ Who tells Clym about his mother's damning last words?
• "To have a baby" • Grandfer Cantle
• "to send men mad" • Sam
• "to dance until weightless" • Diggory Venn
• "to be loved to madness" • Johnny Nonsuch
✓ Whom does Johnny overhear talking on the heath" ✓ What are "heath-croppers"?
• Eustacia and captain vye • Grasshoppers
• Eustacia and wildeve • Wild ponies
• Grandfer cantle and christian • Local workmen who cut the heath
• The reddleman and his horse • Locusts
✓ When he meets Johnny Nunsuch, what does the ✓ What play do the mummers put on?
reddleman NOT do? • "Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown"
• Allay the boy's fears • "The Passion of Christ"
• Snatch the boy • "The Resurrection"
• Help the boy find his sixpence • "St. George"
• Bind the boy's wounds ✓ What does Thomasin name her daughter?
✓ Which of the following is NOT a reason given by • Angeline
Thomasin for rejecting Diggory Venn? • Eustacia
• He is like her cousin clym. • Susan
• She was not expecting his proposal. • Thomasin
• He does not have appropriate status. ✓ How does Diggory Venn obtain the inheritance money
• He is ugly. from Damon Wildeve?
✓ How did Diggory Venn's life change after Thomasin • He steals it while Damon is asleep
rejected his proposal? • They draw lots for it
• He became a reddleman. • He wins it at dice
• He got married. • He robs Damon at gunpoint
• He left egdon. ✓ What profession did Eustacia's grandfather pursue
• He went bankrupt. before his retirement?
✓ How does Diggory come to overhear Eustacia and • He was a captain
Wildeve on the heath? • He was a furze-cutter
• They are outside his van. • He was an innkeeper
• He follows wildeve. • He was a surgeon
• He waits each night for their meeting. ✓ What is the name of the fictional region of England in
• He reads their letters. which Hardy's novels are set?
✓ What is the name of Mrs. Yeobright's house? • Dorset
• Howard's End • Wales
• Blooms-End • Wessex
• Rainbarrow • Dorcester
• Mistover Knapp
✓ Who pricks Eustacia with a needle to break her supposed
curse? ✓ What is "reddle"?
• Susan Nonsuch • Blood
• Mrs. Yeobright • Clay used for making pots
• Olly Dowden • A dialect mispronunciation of "riddle"
• Christian Cantle • A dye used for marking sheep
✓ How does Damon Wildeve die? ✓ What title does Hardy give Eustacia?
• He is bitten by a snake • Queen of Night
• He is shot by Diggory Venn • Lady of Passion
• He hangs himself • Empress of Despair
• He drowns • Duchess of the Heath
✓ What sign does Eustacia use to indicate to Damon ✓ Mrs. Yeobright doesn't like Eustacia because:
Wildeve that she wants to see him? • Eustacia is not a lady
• She throws a stone in the pool • Captain Vye once insulted Mrs. Yeobright
• She lights a bonfire • Mrs. Yeobright believes that Eustacia is a witch
• She sends him a message through Christian Cantle • Her natural women's intuition tells her not to like the
• She throws gravel at his window girl
✓ What is the name of the servant who falls in love with ✓ Eustacia's great dream is to move to:
Eustacia? • Egdon Heath
• Charley • London
• Hummerkin • East Anglebury
• Little Pete • Paris
• Sam ✓ What misfortune prevents Clym from pursuing his
✓ What is a "barrow"? studies to become a schoolteacher?
• A ghost that haunts the heath • His oldest child dies
• A kind of thorny plant that grows on the heath • He damages his eyesight
• A primitive burial-mound • His mother forbids him to study
• A kind of wagon • His cottage burns down