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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 39 | Chapter 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Durbeyfield do after he talks to the parson?
(a) He hires a carriage to drive him home.
(b) He tells his family he's rich.
(c) He decides to take a walk by the river.
(d) He goes back to the pub.

2. When Angel encounters the dairymaids trying to cross the river on the way to church, what does he do?
(a) Asks Tess to a dance.
(b) Carries the dairy maids across the flooded water.
(c) Tells Tess he likes her but could never marry her.
(d) Kisses Tess.

3. Angel is persistent in asking Tess why she will not marry him. What does Tess finally promise him?
(a) That she will give her blessing for him to marry Mercy Chant.
(b) That she will leave the farm.
(c) That she will give her blessing for him to marry one of the other dairymaids.
(d) That she will reveal the reason she can't marry him on Sunday.

4. In Chapter 37, what happens during the night?
(a) Angel wakes Tess, wraps her in a shroud, and puts her in a coffin.
(b) Angel wakes Tess and tells her he forgives her.
(c) Tess leaves the manor and Angel, and starts the journey to her parents' house.
(d) Tess wakes Angel and begs once more for forgiveness.

5. On the trip to Tantridge, Tess considers returning home. Why?
(a) She misses her family.
(b) She doesn't want to work in a strange place.
(c) Alec forces her to kiss him.
(d) She is afraid of meeting the D'Urbervilles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tess appears to lose hope in Chapter 13. Why?

2. When her parents still don't come home, what does Tess finally do?

3. What does the parson tell Mr. Durbeyfield?

4. Who eventually baptizes the child?

5. What is Tess's mother's response when she hears about the sexual encounter between Tess and Alec?

(see the answer key)

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