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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. Where do Angel's parents live?
(a) Emminister.
(b) Marlott.
(c) Sandbourne.
(d) Vale of Froom.
2. What does Tess determine to do about the fact that the other dairymaids love Angel?
(a) Tell him they aren't good enough for him.
(b) Ask him how he feels about them.
(c) Avoid him so he will spend time with the others.
(d) Ask him to make a choice.
3. In Chapter 25 Angel decides to go back to his parents' home. Why?
(a) To ask their opinion about his desire to marry Tess.
(b) To get away from Tess.
(c) Because his father is ill.
(d) To join the clergy.
4. In Chapter 13, what does Tess discover?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) The family fortunes have improved.
(c) Her mother is pregnant.
(d) She can't remember what Alec looked like.
5. What does the parson tell Mr. Durbeyfield?
(a) That Mr. Durbeyfield is related to the D'Urbervilles.
(b) That he thinks it is going to rain.
(c) That Mr. Durbeyfield's house is on fire.
(d) That Mr. Durbeyfield has won a small fortune.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Tess first sees Angel, what is her reaction?
2. In Chapter 11, what does Alec tell Tess on the way home?
3. How old is Tess when she goes to Talbothays?
4. Hardy's description of Tess and Angel likens them to ___.
5. Who does Angel's family want him to marry?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Tess and Angel manage to spend time together at Talbothays?
2. What is the local superstition about butter with a funny taste?
3. Describe the circumstances under which Angel and Tess see each other for the first time.
4. In Chapter 10, one of the characters says "Out of the frying pan into the fire!" What is meant by this, and why does Hardy include this scene?
5. What happens on the drive to Mrs. D'Uberville's home?
6. 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?
7. In Chapter 5 Tess is pressured to approach the D'Urbervilles for money. What does this scene, and her response, show about her?
8. What prompts Tess to leave the dance early, and what does this scene tell readers about her character?
9. What kind of personality is Tess's mother?
10. Angel receives different treatment from the Cricks than the other farm help does. How? Why does Hardy mention this in some detail?
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