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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Tess is working in the fields at Flintcomb Ash, Alec appears and asks Tess to ____.
(a) Divorce Angel.
(b) Forgive him and forget what happened between them.
(c) Go to Africa with him as missionaries.
(d) Repent.

2. Who tells Tess about the farm at Flintcomb Ash, and that she might find work there?
(a) Izz.
(b) Rhetty.
(c) Mrs. Crick.
(d) Marian.

3. At the post office Angel learns something about Tess that pleases him. What?
(a) That she is waiting for him at The Herons.
(b) That she has left him a message with the post mistress.
(c) That she is going under the name Mrs. Clare.
(d) That she is going under the name Mrs. D'Urberville.

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

5. What job does Tess do at the farm, until winter arrives?
(a) Work in the barn.
(b) Work in the kitchen.
(c) Work in the wheat fields.
(d) Work in the turnip fields.

6. When Tess tells Alec of Angel's visit, how does he react?
(a) He slaps her.
(b) He mocks her.
(c) He tells her it's for the best that Angel is out of her life.
(d) He feels sorry for her.

7. What does Tess decide to do as a result of what she learns from the visitor to the farm?
(a) Return to her parents' house and borrow money to help her parents financially.
(b) Return to her parents' house and take care of Liza Lu.
(c) Return to her parents' house and take care of her mother.
(d) Return to her parents' house and take care of her father.

8. 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.

9. What advice does Tess receive in response to the letter she has sent asking for advice about whether to tell Angel the truth?
(a) That she should not tell Angel the whole truth.
(b) That she should tell Angel the whole truth.
(c) That she should forget about marriage and concentrate on earning a living.
(d) That she should return to her parents' home.

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

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

12. In Chapter 51 Tess arrives at the new lodgings to find that ___.
(a) They are rat-infested.
(b) They are more expensive than she thought.
(c) They are not large enough for everyone.
(d) They have been rented to another family.

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

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

15. While the family is camping out of doors after they've left Marlott, Alec notices that Tess is not there. He goes in search of her and finds her where?
(a) Looking at the carriage, to see if she can discover why it is an ill omen.
(b) In the church looking at the tombs of her ancestors.
(c) In the church praying.
(d) In the field behind the burial grounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Angel and Liza Lu leave the prison, they go up on a hill above _____.

2. What is Tess's punishment for the murder of Alec?

3. How does Tess kill Alec?

4. 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?

5. In Chapter 41, while walking in the woods, Tess comes across _____.

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