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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. In Chapter 3, Tess is left in charge of all the younger children. Where have her parents gone?
(a) Shopping.
(b) To a dance.
(c) To visit a sick friend.
(d) To the pub.

2. What does Angel threaten to do if Tess still refuses his proposals?
(a) Ask her parents for her hand.
(b) Leave Talbothays.
(c) Marry Marian.
(d) Marry Mercy Chant.

3. Talbothays is located very close to ______.
(a) The ancestral burial grounds of the D'Urbervilles.
(b) Sandbourne.
(c) The town of West Clare.
(d) Kingsbere.

4. At the dance, why does Angel leave without talking to Tess?
(a) He wants to see if Tess is watching him.
(b) He is too shy.
(c) He has to go catch up with his brother.
(d) He thinks she is busy talking to someone else.

5. What does Tess name her baby?
(a) Alec.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Sparrow.
(d) Raymond.

Short Answer Questions

1. When her parents do not return from the pub, who does Tess send after them to bring them home?

2. What kind of work does Tess do at Talbothays?

3. Tess decides to go to Talbothays when she hears about a possible job there. Where is Talbothays located?

4. How does Mr. Crick hear that the butter has a funny taste?

5. Which character, introduced in Chapter 10, picks on Tess?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, how is Alec portrayed?

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

3. What arguments does Angel give his parents to convince them that marrying Tess is a good idea?

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

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

6. How do Tess and Angel manage to spend time together at Talbothays?

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

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

9. 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?

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

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