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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What plan does Tess's mother come up with to help the family?
(a) She plans to enlarge the bee hives so they will bring in more cash.
(b) She plans to get her husband to stop drinking so much.
(c) She plans to send Tess to live with a member of the D'Uberville family in another town.
(d) She plans to find more work so that she can earn money.

2. At Talbothays, Tess is supervised by ______.
(a) No one.
(b) Mr. Crick.
(c) Mr. Talbothay.
(d) Mr. Clare.

3. 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.

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

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

6. Tess takes a job as a ____ to support her baby.
(a) Dairy maid.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Cook.
(d) Thresher.

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

8. Hardy's description of Tess and Angel likens them to ___.
(a) Adam and Eve.
(b) Troilus and Cressida.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) Helen of Troy and Agamemnon.

9. Why does the character who picks on Tess do so?
(a) She is one of Alec's former conquests and is jealous of Tess.
(b) She doesn't like strangers and wants Tess to leave.
(c) She thinks Tess is going to hit her.
(d) She wants Alec to stick up for her.

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

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

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Tess proves herself to have a stubborn streak. In Chapter 8, how is her stubbornness shown by the author?

2. What objection does Angel make to the woman his parents want him to marry?

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

4. In Chapter 1, Mr. Durbeyfield meets the parson on the road. How does the parson greet him?

5. Where do Angel's parents live?

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