Tess of the d'Urbervilles Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 184 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Tess of the d'Urbervilles Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 184 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What does Tess find out from Marian?

2. What do Angel and Liza Lu see from the hill behind the prison that tells them Tess is dead?

3. Tess sends a letter to ____ asking for advice about whether she should tell Angel the truth.

4. Tess and Angel pass through Stonehenge, which is also known as _____.

5. When Angel finally finds Tess, he is surprised by the ____ surroundings she is living in.

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 44, why does Tess decide to go to Angel's parents, and what happens on her journey?

2. In Chapter 33, Tess assumes Angel knows about her past and forgives her. Why?

3. In Chapter 50, how does Tess's attitude towards Alec start to change, and why?

4. In Chapter 39 what does Angel tell his parents about why Tess is not with him?

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. In Chapter 40, how is Mercy Chant described?

7. 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?

8. When Tess tells Angel that she has killed Alec, what justification does she give?

9. In Chapter 38 when Tess arrives at her parents' house after having left Angel, what lie does she tell? Why?

10. In Chapter 34, Tess finally feels safe in telling Angel the truth. What has made her finally feel sure he will forgive her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tess names her baby Sorrow. What is the significance of this name? And what is implied by the scene in which Tess buries Sorrow in a corner of the churchyard reserved for the 'ungodly.' Is this the point at which Tess loses her religious faith?

Essay Topic 2

When Tess tells Alec about her visit from Angel, he is both angry and mocking. Do you think his reaction is justified?

Essay Topic 3

What reason does Tess give Angel for having killed Alec? Do her reasons make sense? Do they justify her actions?

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