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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 | Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tess feel about Alec in Chapter 9?
(a) She thinks he is too snobbish.
(b) She likes him but he makes her nervous.
(c) Tess distrusts him.
(d) She is attracted to him.

2. After Tess leaves for Tantridge, how does her mother feel?
(a) Regretful, she thinks she pressured Tess.
(b) Sad, she will miss Tess.
(c) Worried about Alec's intentions.
(d) Happy, the family will have more money.

3. What conditions does Tess place on her agreement to go live with the D'Urbervilles in Tantridge?
(a) She will go if she can have new clothes so she will fit in.
(b) She will ask if she can work for them, but she won't ask them for money.
(c) She will go if she can take Abraham with her.
(d) She agrees to go if her mother forgives her for her role in the horse's death.

4. Tess takes a job as a ____ to support her baby.
(a) Thresher.
(b) Cook.
(c) Dairy maid.
(d) Nanny.

5. On the trip to Tantridge, Tess considers returning home. Why?
(a) She is afraid of meeting the D'Urbervilles.
(b) She doesn't want to work in a strange place.
(c) Alec forces her to kiss him.
(d) She misses her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alec react when Tess tells him how she feels about what has happened between them?

2. Who comes along just as a fight is about to break out between Tess and another woman?

3. What plan does Tess's mother come up with to help the family?

4. Tess believes she is related to the D'Urbervilles at Tantridge by family ties. What kind of family ties exist between them?

5. Tess proves herself to have a stubborn streak. In Chapter 8, how is her stubbornness shown by the author?

(see the answer key)

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