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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Angel looks back and sees Tess from the top of the hill, what does he think?
(a) He thinks he should find his brother.
(b) He thinks she is pretty.
(c) He thinks he is going to be late getting home.
(d) He thinks that he has hurt her feelings.

2. What does Tess name her baby?
(a) Sparrow.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Alec.
(d) Raymond.

3. How does Angel react when Tess tells him about her past?
(a) He is confused because he thinks she should be proud of her family connections.
(b) He suggests she make contact with the D'Urbervilles.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He thinks that being a D'Urberville will make his parents accept her all the more readily.

4. How does Tess feel about Alec in Chapter 9?
(a) She thinks he is too snobbish.
(b) She likes him but he makes her nervous.
(c) She is attracted to him.
(d) Tess distrusts him.

5. Who actually sent the letter inviting Tess to work at Tantridge?
(a) Alec's mother.
(b) Alec.
(c) Angel.
(d) Mrs. Durbeyfield.

6. What does Angel threaten to do if Tess still refuses his proposals?
(a) Marry Mercy Chant.
(b) Ask her parents for her hand.
(c) Leave Talbothays.
(d) Marry Marian.

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

8. Tess believes she is related to the D'Urbervilles at Tantridge by family ties. What kind of family ties exist between them?
(a) None, they have changed their name to hide how they became rich.
(b) She and Alec share the same great-grandmother.
(c) Her father's brother married Alec's cousin.
(d) She and the D'Urbervilles are third cousins by marriage.

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

10. Who does Angel's family want him to marry?
(a) Tess.
(b) Eliza-Louisa.
(c) The Queen of Spades.
(d) Mercy Chant.

11. Angel tries to help Tess out with her chores. What does he do?
(a) Makes sure the cows she has to milk are the most good-natured ones.
(b) Plays the harp so she will feel happier about working.
(c) Pays someone to do some of her chores.
(d) Carries the milk pails for her.

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

13. How does Tess react to what Alec tells her?
(a) She is happy.
(b) She says she is going to walk home.
(c) She asks him to tell her more about it.
(d) She thinks he is boring.

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

15. How much time has elapsed between the time Tess came home from Tantridge and the time she starts working at Talbothays?
(a) Between two and three years.
(b) Almost four years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Eighteen months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who eventually baptizes the child?

2. Angel's father refused to send him to college. Why?

3. On the trip to Tantridge, Tess considers returning home. Why?

4. In Chapter 27 what does Angel do on his return to Talbothays?

5. What is Tess's reaction to the job offer at Tantridge?

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