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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the owner of the farm at Flintcomb Ash where Tess finds work?
(a) Farmer Groby.
(b) Farmer Flint.
(c) Farmer Grimsby.
(d) Farmer Grodie.

2. How long do Tess and Angel spend at the first place they take shelter?
(a) Fifteen days.
(b) Five days.
(c) One night.
(d) Two days.

3. How does Angel react when Tess confesses her secret?
(a) Says the past doesn't really matter.
(b) He says she is not the person he thought he was marrying.
(c) Forgives her, since her seduction by Alec was not her fault.
(d) Tells her he will forgive her but only if she obeys him.

4. As the family is moving, they encounter ____ and ____.
(a) Rhetty and Marian.
(b) Alec and his father.
(c) Izz and Rhetty.
(d) Izz and Marian.

5. What do Angel and Liza Lu see from the hill behind the prison that tells them Tess is dead?
(a) A black flag above the tower.
(b) A black flag above the church.
(c) A red flag above the tower.
(d) Vultures.

6. Alec offers Tess and her family lodgings at ____.
(a) The D'Urberville manor house.
(b) His farm.
(c) Kingsbere.
(d) Tantbridge.

7. In Chapter 47, Tess tries once more to get Alec to leave her alone. What does she do?
(a) Slaps him on the face with her leather glove.
(b) Tells him she will tell her father that he is bothering her.
(c) Tells him she has rejected religion.
(d) Slaps him in the face with a horse whip.

8. In Chapter 41, while Tess is looking for work, she receives a letter telling her about a possible job. Where?
(a) Sandbourne.
(b) Wellbridge.
(c) Flintcomb Ash.
(d) Vale of Froom.

9. Alec wants to marry Tess because ____.
(a) He wants to right the wrong he did.
(b) He wants to convert her to Christianity.
(c) He thinks she loves him.
(d) He wants to protect her from Angel.

10. 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 going to Africa to forget her.
(d) That he is her master, and always will be.

11. What does Tess find out from Marian?
(a) That Angel asked Rhetty to go away with him.
(b) That Angel asked Car Darch to go away with him.
(c) That Angel asked Liza Lu to go away with him.
(d) That Angel asked Izz to go away with him.

12. In Chapter 41, while walking in the woods, Tess comes across _____.
(a) A flock of blackbirds.
(b) Ravens.
(c) A flock of injured geese.
(d) A flock of dying pheasants.

13. What does Tess learn about the significance of the monument?
(a) It is a symbol of Christianity.
(b) It is a commemoration to someone who sold his soul to the devil.
(c) It is a symbol of chastity.
(d) It is a pagan symbol.

14. What does Tess do as a result of the altercation between Angel and the other man, in Chapter 32?
(a) Tells Angel she doesn't want him fighting on her behalf.
(b) Slips a letter under his door, telling him the truth.
(c) Asks Angel to call the police and report the other man for slander.
(d) Asks Angel if they can get married sooner.

15. What does Angel buy for Tess, in Chapter 32?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Clothes for the wedding.
(c) Trinkets.
(d) A new house.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Tess and Angel part, and Angel returns home, his parents are curious because Tess is not with him. Angel tells his parents that he doesn't want them to meet Tess yet because she is _____.

2. What job does Tess do at the farm, until winter arrives?

3. In Chapter 46, who is Tess referring to when she says "He won't hurt me, he's not in love with me."

4. Alec tells Tess of a bad omen. What?

5. When Tess catches up with Angel and tells him she has killed Alec, the pair decide to _______.

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