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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the murder of Alec, Tess and Angel take shelter where?
(a) A vacant manor.
(b) Under a bridge.
(c) A vacant church.
(d) A vacant cabin.

2. In Chapter 36, who says "I think of people more kindly when I am away from them."
(a) Mrs. Durbeyfield.
(b) Alec.
(c) Tess.
(d) Angel.

3. Angel reconsiders his attitude towards Tess and his rejection of her, when ___.
(a) An Englishman he meets in Belize tells him he was wrong to abandon Tess.
(b) Alec writes to him and asks him to divorce Tess.
(c) An Englishman he meets in Brazil tells him he was wrong to abandon Tess.
(d) He hears that Tess is in contact with Alec again.

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

5. Alec prepares a surprise for Tess for after their marriage. What?
(a) That they will honeymoon at his parents' house.
(b) That they will honeymoon at a property owned by the D'Urbervilles.
(c) That he has contacted the D'Urbervilles on her behalf.
(d) That he has bought a new house.

6. In Chapter 40, who says "nobody could love 'ee more than Tess did! . . . She would have laid down her life for 'ee."
(a) Mrs. Durbeyfield.
(b) Mr. Crick.
(c) Izz.
(d) Rhetty.

7. After Angel returns from Brazil, he leaves his parents' home and sets out to look for Tess. Where does he go first to look for her?
(a) Marlott.
(b) Emminister.
(c) Flintcomb Ash.
(d) Kingsbere.

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

9. When Tess leaves her parents house to go look for work elsewhere, what does she leave for her parents?
(a) Twenty five pounds, half the money Angel gave her.
(b) A letter of apology.
(c) Fifty pounds, half the money Angel gave her.
(d) A gift.

10. Who does Angel meet at the D'Uberville manor house?
(a) Izz.
(b) Marian.
(c) Rhetty.
(d) Mercy Chant.

11. Tess asks Angel if he thinks they will be together again after death. How does he respond?
(a) He says he doesn't know.
(b) He doesn't respond.
(c) He says 'no'.
(d) He says 'yes'.

12. Who discovers the murder?
(a) Mr. Brooks, the workman.
(b) Mrs. Brooks, the landlady.
(c) Mrs. Brooms, the landlady.
(d) Tess's brother.

13. On the way back to Flintcomb Ash after her journey, what does Tess overhear from a nearby church?
(a) Nothing out of the ordinary.
(b) Alec preaching.
(c) Pheasants gasping as they die.
(d) Alec giving a political speech.

14. When Angel and Tess finally announce their betrothal, the other dairymaids are ______.
(a) Angry because Tess made an oath that she wouldn't marry.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Sad, because Tess will be of a higher class than they are.
(d) Very happy for them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the post office Angel learns something about Tess that pleases him. What?

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

3. Who is the owner of the farm at Flintcomb Ash where Tess finds work?

4. Tess discovers that the Queen of Spades also works at the farm. What other name is she known by?

5. Tess makes a request of Angel, in case something happens to her. What does she ask?

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