Tess of the d'Urbervilles Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Tess of the d'Urbervilles Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tess's mother's response when she hears about the sexual encounter between Tess and Alec?
(a) She doesn't believe Tess.
(b) She is angry that Tess didn't force Alec to marry her.
(c) She is angry at Alec for hurting Tess.
(d) She tells Tess that it is her own fault.

2. Who does Angel's family want him to marry?
(a) Mercy Chant.
(b) Tess.
(c) The Queen of Spades.
(d) Eliza-Louisa.

3. What is Tess's reaction to the job offer at Tantridge?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Reluctant and uneasy.
(c) Excited.
(d) Nervous but happy.

4. What does Tess's mother hope will happen once Tess arrives at Tantridge?
(a) Her beauty will impress Alec and he will marry her.
(b) Tess will like it there.
(c) Tess will get along well with the D'Urbervilles and they will like her.
(d) She will save her money and help the family financially.

5. Why has Tess made a pact with the other dairymaids?
(a) She wanted to gain the other dairymaids' trust.
(b) She believes she is too lowly and impure to marry.
(c) She was coerced into it.
(d) She wants to avoid having them be jealous of her.

6. How does Alec react when Tess tells him how she feels about what has happened between them?
(a) He offers to marry her.
(b) He offers her money.
(c) He pretends he doesn't know what she is talking about.
(d) He ignores her.

7. At Talbothays,Tess shares sleeping quarters with ____, Izz Rhuett, and Rhetty.
(a) Maria.
(b) Marianne.
(c) Mary-Elizabeth.
(d) Marian.

8. Why does Tess wake up at 2 a.m.?
(a) She's worried about the family's finances and can't sleep.
(b) She had a bad dream.
(c) Her sister is crying.
(d) She has to take the bee hives to market in another town.

9. Tess believes she is related to the D'Urbervilles at Tantridge by family ties. What kind of family ties exist between them?
(a) Her father's brother married Alec's cousin.
(b) She and Alec share the same great-grandmother.
(c) She and the D'Urbervilles are third cousins by marriage.
(d) None, they have changed their name to hide how they became rich.

10. What is Tess's reason for choosing to work at Talbothays?
(a) It is close to home.
(b) She is still feeling guilty about the horse's death and wants to work in the barns.
(c) She wants a fresh start where no one knows about her past.
(d) She is afraid her mother will be angry if she doesn't contribute to the family's finances.

11. Which character, introduced in Chapter 10, picks on Tess?
(a) Angel's brother.
(b) The dark-haired milkmaid.
(c) The police officer.
(d) The Queen of Spades.

12. Tess has made a pact with the other dairymaids. What does she swear?
(a) Not to marry Angel.
(b) That she will never lie to them.
(c) That she will remain at Talbothays as long as they do.
(d) Not to tell anyone about Alec.

13. At Talbothays Tess meets Angel - what does Angel's father do for a living?
(a) He is a teacher.
(b) He is a parson.
(c) He is independently wealthy.
(d) He is a bishop.

14. When Tess first sees Angel, what is her reaction?
(a) She is afraid he might recognize her.
(b) She doesn't like him at all.
(c) She is happy to see someone familiar-looking.
(d) She thinks he is funny-looking.

15. What plan does Tess's mother come up with to help the family?
(a) She plans to enlarge the bee hives so they will bring in more cash.
(b) She plans to send Tess to live with a member of the D'Uberville family in another town.
(c) She plans to find more work so that she can earn money.
(d) She plans to get her husband to stop drinking so much.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 27 what does Angel do on his return to Talbothays?

2. In Chapter 12, what does Tess decide to do after she's been at the D'Urberville mansion for a few weeks?

3. Tess appears to lose hope in Chapter 13. Why?

4. Talbothays is located very close to ______.

5. What does Tess name her baby?

(see the answer keys)

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