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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has Tess made a pact with the other dairymaids?
(a) She wanted to gain the other dairymaids' trust.
(b) She believes she is too lowly and impure to marry.
(c) She was coerced into it.
(d) She wants to avoid having them be jealous of her.

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

3. What do Angel and his father do at the end of their talk?
(a) Pray for Angel's brothers.
(b) Have an argument.
(c) Pray for Alec.
(d) Go to church.

4. What conditions does Tess place on her agreement to go live with the D'Urbervilles in Tantridge?
(a) She agrees to go if her mother forgives her for her role in the horse's death.
(b) She will ask if she can work for them, but she won't ask them for money.
(c) She will go if she can take Abraham with her.
(d) She will go if she can have new clothes so she will fit in.

5. 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 reveal the reason she can't marry him on Sunday.
(c) That she will give her blessing for him to marry one of the other dairymaids.
(d) That she will leave the farm.

6. What does Tess determine to do about the fact that the other dairymaids love Angel?
(a) Ask him to make a choice.
(b) Ask him how he feels about them.
(c) Avoid him so he will spend time with the others.
(d) Tell him they aren't good enough for him.

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

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

9. In Chapter 13, what does Tess discover?
(a) Her mother is pregnant.
(b) She can't remember what Alec looked like.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) The family fortunes have improved.

10. At Talbothays,Tess shares sleeping quarters with ____, Izz Rhuett, and Rhetty.
(a) Marian.
(b) Marianne.
(c) Mary-Elizabeth.
(d) Maria.

11. How old is Tess when she goes to Talbothays?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twenty-three.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Nineteen.

12. Tess decides to go to Talbothays when she hears about a possible job there. Where is Talbothays located?
(a) About 5 miles from her father's house.
(b) In Ireland.
(c) On the outskirts of Marlott.
(d) In the Vale of Froom.

13. What motivates Tess to make a promise to Angel?
(a) Angel asks her to make a promise.
(b) The other dairymaids urge her to do so.
(c) It wouldn't be fair to marry him if he doesn't know about her past.
(d) She wants him to leave her alone.

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

15. 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) Asks Tess to a dance.
(c) Kisses Tess.
(d) Tells Tess he likes her but could never marry her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of Tess's duties at the farm?

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

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

4. How does Alec react when Tess tells him how she feels about what has happened between them?

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

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