The Mayor of Casterbridge Chapters 41-45 Quiz

The Mayor of Casterbridge Chapters 41-45 Quiz

Chapter 41:

1. Elizabeth-Jane visits Henchard, and he warmly welcomes her.
2. Captain Newson, Elizabeth-Jane’s real father, arrives in Casterbridge.
3. Henchard lies to Newson, saying Elizabeth-Jane is dead.
4. Overwhelmed with guilt, Henchard contemplates suicide.
5. He sees his effigy in the river and abandons his dark thoughts.
6. Elizabeth-Jane chooses to stay with Henchard and care for him.
7. Henchard finds a new sense of hope and believes in a higher power.

Chapter 42:

1. A year passes, and Henchard runs a small seed shop.
2. He fears losing Elizabeth-Jane to Farfrae.
3. Elizabeth-Jane receives books as gifts from an admirer.
4. Farfrae and Elizabeth-Jane’s love rekindles.
5. Henchard jealously watches their growing closeness.
6. He considers revealing Elizabeth-Jane’s illegitimacy but holds back.
7. Henchard struggles between love and his own destructive impulses.

Chapter 43:

1. Gossip spreads about Elizabeth-Jane and Farfrae’s relationship.
2. Henchard spies on them and instead sees Newson.
3. Elizabeth-Jane receives a letter from a mysterious stranger.
4. Henchard realizes it’s Newson and decides to leave town.
5. Elizabeth-Jane pleads with him to stay, but he refuses.
6. She reunites with her father and learns Henchard’s lie.
7. Hurt and angry, she turns away from Henchard.

Chapter 44:

1. Henchard wanders back to Weydon-Priors, recalling his past mistakes.
2. He starts working as a hay-trusser in a distant town.
3. Doubts creep in, and he wonders if he left too soon.
4. He decides to return to Casterbridge for Elizabeth-Jane’s wedding.
5. He buys new clothes and a goldfinch as a gift.
6. Arriving late, he sees Elizabeth-Jane happy with Newson.
7. Rejected, Henchard painfully bids Elizabeth-Jane farewell.

Chapter 45:

1. Elizabeth-Jane settles into her married life.
2. She discovers the abandoned birdcage and the dead goldfinch.
3. Realizing Henchard brought it, she regrets her harshness.
4. She and Farfrae search for him but find no trace.
5. They learn from Abel Whittle that Henchard has just died.
6. Henchard’s final wish was to be forgotten.
7. Elizabeth-Jane respects his last words and chooses to help others.

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