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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While the family is camping out of doors after they've left Marlott, Alec notices that Tess is not there. He goes in search of her and finds her where?
(a) In the church praying.
(b) In the church looking at the tombs of her ancestors.
(c) In the field behind the burial grounds.
(d) Looking at the carriage, to see if she can discover why it is an ill omen.

2. Who tells Tess about the farm at Flintcomb Ash, and that she might find work there?
(a) Rhetty.
(b) Marian.
(c) Izz.
(d) Mrs. Crick.

3. After Angel returns from Brazil, he leaves his parents' home and sets out to look for Tess. Where does he go first to look for her?
(a) Marlott.
(b) Emminister.
(c) Flintcomb Ash.
(d) Kingsbere.

4. After Tess and Angel part, and Angel returns home, his parents are curious because Tess is not with him. Angel tells his parents that he doesn't want them to meet Tess yet because she is _____.
(a) A liar.
(b) Not educated enough yet.
(c) Unchaste.
(d) Pregnant.

5. Who discovers the murder?
(a) Mrs. Brooks, the landlady.
(b) Mr. Brooks, the workman.
(c) Mrs. Brooms, the landlady.
(d) Tess's brother.

6. What does Angel buy for Tess, in Chapter 32?
(a) Trinkets.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Clothes for the wedding.
(d) A new house.

7. What advice does Tess receive in response to the letter she has sent asking for advice about whether to tell Angel the truth?
(a) That she should tell Angel the whole truth.
(b) That she should forget about marriage and concentrate on earning a living.
(c) That she should return to her parents' home.
(d) That she should not tell Angel the whole truth.

8. In Chapter 36, who says "I think of people more kindly when I am away from them."
(a) Mrs. Durbeyfield.
(b) Alec.
(c) Angel.
(d) Tess.

9. In Chapter 52, Angel returns to ____.
(a) Tantridge.
(b) Kingsbere.
(c) Emminister.
(d) Brazil.

10. Why does Angel hit another man in Chapter 33?
(a) The man is drunk and knocks Tess down.
(b) The man makes a pass at Tess.
(c) The man recognizes Tess and questions her virtue.
(d) The man is an old enemy of Angel's father.

11. After someone close to her dies, Tess decides to move the family to ____.
(a) Stonebere.
(b) Kingsbere.
(c) Kingstown.
(d) Kingsbriar.

12. As Angel is preparing to leave on the train, he gets a telegram telling him what?
(a) His brother Cuthbert is marrying the Queen of Spades.
(b) His brother Felix is marrying Mercy Chant.
(c) His brother Felix is marrying Mercy Chant.
(d) His brother Cuthbert is marrying Mercy Chant.

13. While Tess is working in the fields at Flintcomb Ash, Alec appears and asks Tess to ____.
(a) Repent.
(b) Go to Africa with him as missionaries.
(c) Forgive him and forget what happened between them.
(d) Divorce Angel.

14. Angel has hung ____ over the marriage bed.
(a) Roses.
(b) Mistletoe.
(c) Gauze curtains.
(d) The wedding certificate.

15. What do Angel and Liza Lu see from the hill behind the prison that tells them Tess is dead?
(a) A red flag above the tower.
(b) A black flag above the tower.
(c) A black flag above the church.
(d) Vultures.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alec prepares a surprise for Tess for after their marriage. What?

2. When Angel and Tess finally announce their betrothal, the other dairymaids are ______.

3. After their marriage, Angel makes a confession about his own past, and an incident that happened in London. What does he confess?

4. In Chapter 37, what happens during the night?

5. On the way back to Flintcomb Ash after her journey, what does Tess overhear from a nearby church?

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