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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 Angel tells Tess he loves her, and hugs her, she makes an excuse to move out of his embrace. What is her excuse?
(a) That the cow might kick over the milk pail.
(b) That she has been stung by a bee.
(c) That she doesn't feel the same way.
(d) That she doesn't want anyone to see them.

2. How does Mr. Crick hear that the butter has a funny taste?
(a) Someone stops him at the market to tell him.
(b) He gets a letter from a customer.
(c) He reads it in the newspaper.
(d) Rhetty tells him.

3. Where does Angel first see Tess?
(a) Walking home from school.
(b) At a dance on the green.
(c) At church.
(d) At a picnic on the Marlott green.

4. What does Mr. Durbeyfield do after he talks to the parson?
(a) He tells his family he's rich.
(b) He decides to take a walk by the river.
(c) He hires a carriage to drive him home.
(d) He goes back to the pub.

5. Angel tries to help Tess out with her chores. What does he do?
(a) Makes sure the cows she has to milk are the most good-natured ones.
(b) Pays someone to do some of her chores.
(c) Plays the harp so she will feel happier about working.
(d) Carries the milk pails for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tess wake up at 2 a.m.?

2. On the trip to Tantridge, Tess considers returning home. Why?

3. How does Angel react when Tess tells him about her past?

4. In Chapter 23, what do Tess and the other dairymaids encounter on the way to church?

5. What does Tess name her baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens when Angel arrives back at Talbothays after visiting his parents.

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

3. What is the local superstition about butter with a funny taste?

4. Why does Tess tell Angel she will explain everything to him the next Sunday?

5. 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?

6. Why does Tess feel threatened when she first sees Angel at Talbothays?

7. 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?

8. How is Mrs. D'Urberville described?

9. Describe the circumstances under which Angel and Tess see each other for the first time.

10. In Chapter 11, what happens between Alec and Tess?

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