The Mayor of Casterbridge Photocopiable · Chapter 1 1 Answer these questions. aWhy are the man and woman approaching Weydon-Priors unhappy? bWhat does the old woman’s secret smile
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1 Who is who in the story? Match the name to the description. There is an extra option.Furmity woman Henchard Jopp SusanFarfrae Newsona At the beginning, this character has no home, no
money and no family. But after some time he becomes respected and important in the town.
b She was sold to a stranger but returns to find her husband.
c She works hard at the fair serving customers. d He pays the five guineas for a woman and a child.
They live together for a long time. e This corn manager with modern ideas and good
looks succeeds both in business and in love.
2 What happened first in the book? Number the sentences, 1–10.a c Elizabeth-Jane meets Lucetta and agrees to
move in with her and work as a housekeeper. b c Susan writes a letter telling Henchard the truth
about Elizabeth-Jane’s father. This letter can be opened after she gets married.
c c Henchard tells Elizabeth-Jane how he sold his wife and child when he got drunk at the fair.
d c Farfrae meets Lucetta when he calls on Elizabeth-Jane and likes her.
e c Lucetta wants to meet Henchard so he sends a note to him.
f c Henchard reads Susan’s letter and learns he is not Elizabeth-Jane’s real father.
g c Susan dies after a short illness.h c Henchard marries Susan. i c Lucetta refuses to see Henchard now that she
has developed an interest in Farfrae. j c Henchard avoids meeting and talking to
Elizabeth-Jane. This confuses her.
3 Are these sentences right (✓) or wrong (✗)? a Henchard hired a new manager because he
was jealous of Farfrae. c
b Lucetta explained to Henchard that she would not marry him because she was wealthy and independent. c
c Henchard had to sell his property to the bank when the harvest failed. c
d Henchard begs Lucetta to marry him and she accepts because she loves him. c
e Henchard acted as a magistrate when the mayor was away because of his age and money. c
f The drunk woman in court had been at the fair when Henchard sold his wife. c
g Lucetta and Elizabeth-Jane were attacked by a horse and Farfrae saved them. c
h Lucetta agreed to help Henchard repay his debt to Grower. c
i Lucetta married Farfrae in Casterbridge so that everyone saw her. c
j Elizabeth-Jane was very upset to learn about Lucetta’s marriage to Farfrae. c
4 Choose the correct answer.a Elizabeth-Jane was very upset at Lucetta’s marriage
because she …. . 1) would have liked Lucetta to marry her father. 2) did not like Farfrae. 3) had hoped Farfrae would marry her. b When Henchard realised he was bankrupt, he …. . 1) admitted his position to the bank and lost
everything except his gold watch. 2) asked his daughter for help but she refused. 3) blamed Farfrae publicly for his situation.c Farfrae not only married the woman Henchard had
chosen but also …. . 1) wanted him to leave the country. 2) moved into his old house. 3) turned his daughter against him. d Elizabeth-Jane took a job in Farfrae’s company
because …. . 1) she needed to earn her own money. 2) Lucetta asked her to. 3) she wanted to protect Farfrae.e Henchard went to get the Lucetta’s letters from
the safe so as to …. . 1) send them back to her. 2) read them out to Farfrae. 3) burn them.
5 Answer these questions.a What did the townspeople do to shame Lucetta
and Henchard?b How did this affect Lucetta?c Why did Newson pretend to drown at sea?d Why did Henchard leave the town?e What did the note say was his final wish?