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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 47 | Chapter 48.

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 needs the work so she can contribute to her family's finances.
(d) She is afraid her mother and father will be angry if she goes home.

2. What does Alec tell Tess in Chapter 47, when she refuses him yet again?
(a) That she is his slave and always will be.
(b) That he thinks she is being foolish.
(c) That he is her master, and always will be.
(d) That he is going to Africa to forget her.

3. While Tess is working in the fields at Flintcomb Ash, Alec appears and asks Tess to ____.
(a) Repent.
(b) Go to Africa with him as missionaries.
(c) Forgive him and forget what happened between them.
(d) Divorce Angel.

4. Where does Angel first see Tess?
(a) At church.
(b) Walking home from school.
(c) At a dance on the green.
(d) At a picnic on the Marlott green.

5. Tess appears to lose hope in Chapter 13. Why?
(a) She hasn't heard from Alec.
(b) She believes no gentleman will ever marry her because she has been 'ruined'.
(c) Her mother is angry with her.
(d) She can't find another job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Angel tell Tess about Alec?

2. On the first night of their marriage, Tess and Angel _____.

3. Why does Tess blame herself for the death of the horse?

4. How does Tess feel when she learns that the other dairymaids are in love with Angel, too?

5. What does Mr. Durbeyfield do after he talks to the parson?

(see the answer key)

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