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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Angel tries to help Tess out with her chores. What does he do?
(a) Carries the milk pails for her.
(b) Plays the harp so she will feel happier about working.
(c) Pays someone to do some of her chores.
(d) Makes sure the cows she has to milk are the most good-natured ones.

2. Who comes to fetch Tess and take her to Tantridge?
(a) She takes the train.
(b) Alec.
(c) Her brother.
(d) A servant.

3. How old is Tess when she goes to Talbothays?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Twenty-three.

4. Tess considers telling Angel about her link with the D'Urbervilles, but decides against it. Why?
(a) She is afraid he will think she is putting on airs.
(b) She isn't sure she wants anyone to know.
(c) She thinks he won't believe her.
(d) Mr. Crick tells her Angel has scorn for old noble families.

5. When Tess's baby becomes ill, she is upset because ______.
(a) She can't afford a doctor.
(b) The child has not been baptized.
(c) She thinks she is a bad mother.
(d) Her father thinks it's her fault.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tess overhear talking about Angel?

2. When Tess falls asleep in the leaves, what does Alec do?

3. In Chapter 11, what does Alec tell Tess on the way home?

4. Talbothays is located very close to ______.

5. In Chapter 3, Tess is left in charge of all the younger children. Where have her parents gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene concerning the accident with the horse. What does that show about Tess's character?

2. Why is Tess upset when her baby becomes ill and dies, and what does this show about her attitude towards religion?

3. When Angel goes back to visit his family, things seem to have changed. Describe how he and his family see each other now.

4. What arguments does Angel give his parents to convince them that marrying Tess is a good idea?

5. In Chapter 5 Tess is pressured to approach the D'Urbervilles for money. What does this scene, and her response, show about her?

6. Why does Tess tell Angel she will explain everything to him the next Sunday?

7. What prompts Tess to leave the dance early, and what does this scene tell readers about her character?

8. How does Tess deal with her situation in Chapter 13, when she is living at her parents' home, and is pregnant and shunned by the community?

9. How do Tess and Angel manage to spend time together at Talbothays?

10. What is the local superstition about butter with a funny taste?

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