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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 | Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tess decide not to return home from Tantridge after all?
(a) She realizes she is simply nervous about the new situation.
(b) She decides that she should just go and see what it's like before she makes a decision.
(c) She is afraid her mother and father will be angry if she goes home.
(d) She needs the work so she can contribute to her family's finances.

2. What is Tess's mother's response when she hears about the sexual encounter between Tess and Alec?
(a) She is angry at Alec for hurting Tess.
(b) She tells Tess that it is her own fault.
(c) She doesn't believe Tess.
(d) She is angry that Tess didn't force Alec to marry her.

3. What is Tess's reaction to the job offer at Tantridge?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Reluctant and uneasy.
(c) Nervous but happy.
(d) Excited.

4. After Tess leaves for Tantridge, how does her mother feel?
(a) Regretful, she thinks she pressured Tess.
(b) Sad, she will miss Tess.
(c) Happy, the family will have more money.
(d) Worried about Alec's intentions.

5. When her parents do not return from the pub, who does Tess send after them to bring them home?
(a) Abraham.
(b) Eliza-Louisa.
(c) Tom.
(d) Joan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what does Tess decide to do after she's been at the D'Urberville mansion for a few weeks?

2. Who meets Tess and shows her around Tantridge?

3. Who eventually baptizes the child?

4. Why does Tess wake up at 2 a.m.?

5. Tess proves herself to have a stubborn streak. In Chapter 8, how is her stubbornness shown by the author?

(see the answer key)

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