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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Tess's baby becomes ill, she is upset because ______.
(a) She can't afford a doctor.
(b) She thinks she is a bad mother.
(c) The child has not been baptized.
(d) Her father thinks it's her fault.

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

3. Who comes along just as a fight is about to break out between Tess and another woman?
(a) Abraham.
(b) The Queen of Spades.
(c) The D'Uberville's horsemaster.
(d) Alec.

4. What is Tess's reaction to the job offer at Tantridge?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Reluctant and uneasy.
(c) Excited.
(d) Nervous but happy.

5. At Talbothays Tess meets Angel - what does Angel's father do for a living?
(a) He is independently wealthy.
(b) He is a bishop.
(c) He is a teacher.
(d) He is a parson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who eventually baptizes the child?

2. In Chapter 3, Tess is left in charge of all the younger children. Where have her parents gone?

3. Tess has made a pact with the other dairymaids. What does she swear?

4. How much time has elapsed between the time Tess came home from Tantridge and the time she starts working at Talbothays?

5. What does Alec do in Chapter 9 that Tess doesn't like?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5 Tess is pressured to approach the D'Urbervilles for money. What does this scene, and her response, show about her?

2. Why is Tess upset when her baby becomes ill and dies, and what does this show about her attitude towards religion?

3. How is Mr. Durbeyfield portrayed in in the first chapter?

4. What is Tess's reaction when Angel finally confesses his love for her?

5. How does Tess's mother react when she returns home after her sexual encounter with Alec? What does Mrs. Durbeyfield's reaction tell us about her as a mother?

6. How is Mrs. D'Urberville described?

7. What prompts Tess to leave the dance early, and what does this scene tell readers about her character?

8. How does Tess learn that Angel is in love with her, and what is her reaction?

9. What kind of personality is Tess's mother?

10. How does Tess deal with her situation in Chapter 13, when she is living at her parents' home, and is pregnant and shunned by the community?

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