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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. Who discovers the murder?
(a) Mrs. Brooks, the landlady.
(b) Tess's brother.
(c) Mrs. Brooms, the landlady.
(d) Mr. Brooks, the workman.

2. What does Alec tell Tess in Chapter 47, when she refuses him yet again?
(a) That she is his slave and always will be.
(b) That he is her master, and always will be.
(c) That he thinks she is being foolish.
(d) That he is going to Africa to forget her.

3. Tess sends a letter to ____ asking for advice about whether she should tell Angel the truth.
(a) Her father.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her mother.
(d) The parson.

4. What do Angel's parents read to him?
(a) A biblical passage about forgiveness.
(b) A biblical passage about the imporance of marriage.
(c) A biblical passage about pre-marital sex.
(d) A biblical passage about virtue.

5. When Angel and Liza Lu leave the prison, they go up on a hill above _____.
(a) Winston.
(b) Wintoncester.
(c) Wiltonchester.
(d) Tantridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Marlott, Angel discovers what?

2. As Angel is preparing to leave on the train, he gets a telegram telling him what?

3. 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?

4. Tess and Angel pass through Stonehenge, which is also known as _____.

5. Alec offers Tess and her family lodgings at ____.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene on the day of Tess's death.

2. In Chapter 39 what does Angel tell his parents about why Tess is not with him?

3. In Chapter 50, how does Tess's attitude towards Alec start to change, and why?

4. Describe the scene of Alec's murder.

5. In what way does the last scene, of Angel and Liza Lu walking away hand in hand, echo Mrs. Durbeyfield's advice to Tess when she finds out she is pregnant?

6. In Chapter 40, how is Mercy Chant described?

7. Several individuals are instrumental in changing Angel's attitude towards Tess during their estrangement. Describe what they do, and Angel's reaction to this.

8. How does Angel react to Tess's confession about her past?

9. In Chapter 33, Tess assumes Angel knows about her past and forgives her. Why?

10. In Chapter 41, Tess encounters some dying pheasants on her way to Flintcomb Ash. What is the significance of the pheasants?

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