Jude the Obscure — Questions and answers

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What city did Jude Fawley's teacher, Mr. Phillotson, travel to, inspiring Jude's own scholarly ambitions?

Choices

  1. Wessex
  2. Christminster ✓
  3. Alfredston
  4. Marygreen

Answer: Christminster

From page 1

What did Arabella Donn throw at Jude Fawley to get his attention by the stream?

Choices

  1. A piece of a pig's offal ✓
  2. A stone from the stream
  3. A handful of mud
  4. A flower from the bank

Answer: A piece of a pig's offal

From page 2

Where did Jude Fawley and Arabella Donn get married?

Choices

  1. In a church in Christminster
  2. At Arabella's family home
  3. In a small chapel in Wessex
  4. In a plain registry office in Alfredston ✓

Answer: In a plain registry office in Alfredston

From page 3

Where did Jude Fawley first see his cousin, Sue Bridehead, in Christminster?

Choices

  1. In a shop selling religious art ✓
  2. Walking through the crowded streets
  3. Working as a stonemason
  4. At a college library

Answer: In a shop selling religious art

From page 4

From which town did Sue Bridehead escape her teachers' college to go to Jude's lodgings?

Choices

  1. Marygreen
  2. Melchester ✓
  3. Christminster
  4. Aldbrickham

Answer: Melchester

From page 5

Who did Sue Bridehead marry under societal pressure, before leaving him for Jude Fawley?

Choices

  1. Mr. Phillotson ✓
  2. A man from Aldbrickham
  3. Jude Fawley
  4. A scholar from Christminster

Answer: Mr. Phillotson

From page 6

What name did Arabella Donn give to the small boy she brought to Jude Fawley in Aldbrickham?

Choices

  1. Young Jude
  2. Master Fawley
  3. Silent Boy
  4. Little Father Time ✓

Answer: Little Father Time

From page 7

What was Jude Fawley selling at the agricultural show when a man from his home village recognized him?

Choices

  1. Gingerbread models of Christminster colleges ✓
  2. Freshly baked bread and pastries
  3. Books about scholarly pursuits
  4. Stone carvings of local landmarks

Answer: Gingerbread models of Christminster colleges

From page 8

What message did Little Father Time leave in a note before the tragic event in Christminster?

Choices

  1. I can't be bothered anymore
  2. Done because we are too menny ✓
  3. We are outsiders everywhere
  4. It would be better to be dead

Answer: Done because we are too menny

From page 9

What biblical words did Jude Fawley whisper into the wind in Christminster after his life's defeats?

Choices

  1. I will go there too one day
  2. The Lord is my shepherd
  3. Let the day perish wherein I was born ✓
  4. My whole self belongs to Jude

Answer: Let the day perish wherein I was born

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