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This set of Fiction Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on The Return of the Native - Thomas Hardy Set 1
Q1 | The person who is returning from Paris in a few months for Christmas is :-
- Diggory Venn
- Johnny Nonsuch
- Damon Wildeve
- Clym Yeobright
Q2 | The reddleman in The Return of the Native is :-
- Diggory Venn
- Clym Yeobright
- Johnny Nonsuch
- Damon WIldeve
Q3 | The untameable nighttime heath is symbolized by:-
- Susan Nonsuch
- Thomasin Yeobright
- Eustacia Vye
- Mrs Yeobright
Q4 | The Queen of Night is :-
- Thomasin Yeobright
- Eustacia Vye
- Mrs Yeobright
- Susan Nonsuch
Q5 | Mrs Yeobright is :-
- Kind and loving
- Sour and bitter
- Manipulative and deceitful
- Greedy and selfish
Q6 | The fateful day on which the novel The Return of the Native started is :-
- November 5th
- November 10th
- November 16th
- November 20th
Q7 | Clym at the end of the novel becomes :-
- A teacher
- A gardener
- A preacher
- A reddleman
Q8 | What was Clym Yeobright's occupation in Paris?
- School teacher
- Diamond Merchant
- Banker
- Priest
Q9 | Eustacia Vye longs to be
- A big city girl
- A rich man's wife
- An actress
- A witch
Q10 | On the night of the departure of Damon and Eustacia
- The two end up drowning
- The two end up fighting
- The two end up being murdered
- The two end up getting poisoned
Q11 | What is the name of Mrs Yeobright's House?
- Howard's end
- Mistover Knapp
- Alderworth
- Bloom's End
Q12 | What title does Hardy give Eustacia Vye?
- Empress of Despair
- Duchess of the Heath
- Queen of Night
- Lady of Passion
Q13 | Where is the novel The Return of the Native set?
- Budworth Heath
- Bodmin
- The Quite Woman Inn
- Egdon Heath
Q14 | In Chapter One of The Return of the Native, what does Hardy describe the “enemy” ofthe heath?
- Industry
- Civilization
- The furze cutter
- Time
Q15 | What does the reddleman have in his cart at the opening of the novel, The Return ofthe Native?
- A dog
- Untold Riches
- A woman
- A trophy
Q16 | What is described as “Eustacia's great desire” in The Return of the Native?
- To have a baby
- To be loved to madness
- To send men mad
- To dance until weightless
Q17 | How does Diggory come to overhear Eustacia and Wildeve on the heath?
- He follows Wildeve
- He reads their letters
- He waits each night for their meeting
- They are outside his van
Q18 | On what day does the story begin in Hardy’s novel The Return of the Native?
- November 5th
- Halloween
- Christmas Day
- October 13th
Q19 | Egdon Heath is a gloomy wasteland in
- Southern England
- Northern England
- Eastern England
- Western England
Q20 | Who attempts to commit suicide in The Return of the Native?
- EustaciaVye
- ClymYeobright
- Diggory Venn
- Damon Wildeve
Q21 | The Clyms live in
- Mistover-Klap
- Budmouth
- Blooms End
- Alderworth
Q22 | Who is described as a “lady – killer” in The Return of the Native?
- Diggory Venn
- Damon Wildeve
- ClymYeobright
- Charley
Q23 | Who said this?“O, I could live in a street for a world; Egdon is a ridiculous old place: but I have got used to it and I could not be happy anywhere else at all”.
- Wildeve
- ClymYeobright
- Thomasin
- EustaciaVye
Q24 | Who wore the appearance of an installment of night which had taken up its placebefore its astronomical hour?
- The Heath
- Wildeve
- ClymYeobright
- Charley
Q25 | Eustacia marries
- Clym Yeobright
- Damon Wildeve
- Diggory Venn
- Little Pete