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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. When Angel finally finds Tess, he is surprised by the ____ surroundings she is living in.
2. Alec wants to marry Tess because ____.
3. What 'bad omen' occurs just as Angel and Tess are leaving the farm?
4. In the morning, after the scene in the graveyard, Tess and Angel travel to _____.
5. What is Tess's punishment for the murder of Alec?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Angel react to Tess's confession about her past?
2. What does Angel find when he goes to Marlott? What action does he take and why?
3. When Alec sees Tess while he is preaching, what does he ask her to do?
4. How is Flintcomb Ash described in Chapter 42? Why does the description also fit in with Tess's attitude at this point?
5. Several individuals are instrumental in changing Angel's attitude towards Tess during their estrangement. Describe what they do, and Angel's reaction to this.
6. When Alec returns to Flintcomb Ash and asks Tess a second time to marry him, what does this scene show about his so-called religious conversion?
7. What happens when Tess and Angel are at Stongehenge?
8. What surprise does Angel plan for their honeymoon? What does he hope to prove to Tess by this plan?
9. When Angel learns that Tess is at Sandbourne and has taken the name Mrs. D'Urberville, what does he think?
10. Given the difficulties in their marriage, and the fact that Angel is not inclined to forgive Tess for her past, what do they decide to do? What happens after they make the decision?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Alec asks Tess to wear a veil so that she won't tempt him. Then he asks her to swear on a holy icon that she will never tempt him again. What does this scene say about Alec's attitude towards Tess particularly, and women in general?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the characters of Alec and Angel. As archetypes, what do these two characters contribute to Hardy's overall message or theme?
Essay Topic 3
When Tess decides to go to Talbothays Dairy to work as a dairymaid, it is clear that she wants to get away from the past. But Hardy says that she is also partially motivated by "the invincible instinct towards self-delight." Discuss what he means by this, and whether you think it applies to Tess. Make sure you use concrete examples from the text to back up what you say.
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