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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tess feel about Alec in Chapter 9?

2. At Talbothays, Tess is supervised by ______.

3. What does Tess's mother hope will happen once Tess arrives at Tantridge?

4. Talbothays is located very close to ______.

5. Angel is persistent in asking Tess why she will not marry him. What does Tess finally promise him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Tess's reaction when Angel finally confesses his love for her?

2. What kind of personality is Tess's mother?

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

4. What story does Tess hear at the farm that makes her resolve (again) not to marry Angel?

5. Angel uses the phrase "Three Leahs to get to one Rachel." What does he mean by this?

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

7. In Chapter 19, Hardy introduces another of the perceived road blocks to the relationship between Tess and Angel, from her point of view. What?

8. In Chapter 15, how does Hardy show that Tess is still suffering from depression and hopelessness?

9. What happens on the drive to Mrs. D'Uberville's home?

10. Why does Tess go to work at Talbothays, and what does she hope will happen once she is away from home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the 'double standard' that Angel embraces with respect to the relationships he and Tess have had in the past. Concentrate on Chapters 34 and 35. What do you think of Angel after this? Has your opinion of him changed. Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 51, Tess contemplates the burial monuments of her ancestors, saying, "Why am I on the wrong side?" Is death the only realistic fate for Tess from here on? Or is there still a way that she could escape her 'fate'?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Hardy describe Tess and Angel in terms of Adam and Eve? Discuss what this sort of description implies about their relationship, and the way they regard each other. Is there any hope for a relationship of this kind?

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