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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of Tess's duties at the farm?
(a) She has to take the milk to market.
(b) She has to wake up the other dairymaids at 3 a.m.
(c) She has to make sure the cows don't escape.
(d) She has to make the beds.

2. What does Alec do in Chapter 9 that Tess doesn't like?
(a) Ignores her at a dance.
(b) Tells his mother she is not working hard enough.
(c) Tells her she is not whistling loud enough.
(d) Hides behind the curtains and spies on her.

3. While Tess is at Talbothays, she is quite happy. What causes her happiness?
(a) No one knows about her past so she feels renewed.
(b) She is falling in love with Angel.
(c) She likes working for Mr. Crick.
(d) She is far away from Marlott.

4. In Chapter 23, what do Tess and the other dairymaids encounter on the way to church?
(a) A flood.
(b) A sick cow.
(c) A beautiful meadow.
(d) A storm.

5. When Tess is introduced to Mrs. D'Urberville, how is she treated?
(a) Like a long-lost relative.
(b) She is made welcome.
(c) Like any other servant.
(d) With friendship.

6. Where do Angel's parents live?
(a) Sandbourne.
(b) Emminister.
(c) Marlott.
(d) Vale of Froom.

7. At Talbothays Tess meets Angel - what does Angel's father do for a living?
(a) He is a parson.
(b) He is a teacher.
(c) He is a bishop.
(d) He is independently wealthy.

8. At the dance, why does Angel leave without talking to Tess?
(a) He wants to see if Tess is watching him.
(b) He is too shy.
(c) He has to go catch up with his brother.
(d) He thinks she is busy talking to someone else.

9. What does Tess tell Angel in Chapter 30 about her past?
(a) That Alec seduced her.
(b) That she is related to the D'Urbervilles.
(c) That she is already married.
(d) That she has had a baby.

10. In Chapter 29 who tells a story that influences Tess greatly?
(a) Angel.
(b) Dairyman Crick.
(c) Mrs. Crick.
(d) Tess's mother.

11. In Chapter 11, what does Alec tell Tess on the way home?
(a) That he loves her.
(b) That he wants to be a doctor.
(c) That he will take care of her.
(d) That she shouldn't get into any fights.

12. Talbothays is located very close to ______.
(a) The town of West Clare.
(b) Sandbourne.
(c) Kingsbere.
(d) The ancestral burial grounds of the D'Urbervilles.

13. When Tess falls asleep in the leaves, what does Alec do?
(a) He wakes her up so they can go home.
(b) He seduces her.
(c) He watches her sleep.
(d) He holds her hand.

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

15. At dinnertime, Angel is seated at a different table than the other dairy workers because ______.
(a) He has a contagious disease.
(b) The dairyman's wife is afraid he will corrupt the dairymaids.
(c) He is of a higher class.
(d) He likes to read while he eats dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tess decide not to return home from Tantridge after all?

2. Which character, introduced in Chapter 10, picks on Tess?

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

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

5. Why does the character who picks on Tess do so?

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