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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. Angel returns to the D'Urberville manor house, which is located where?
(a) Wellbridge.
(b) Marlott.
(c) Emminister.
(d) Kingsbere.

2. Who does Angel meet at the D'Uberville manor house?
(a) Izz.
(b) Mercy Chant.
(c) Rhetty.
(d) Marian.

3. When Angel finally finds Tess, he is surprised by the ____ surroundings she is living in.
(a) Dilapidated.
(b) Luxurious.
(c) Run-down.
(d) Austere.

4. What advice does Tess receive in response to the letter she has sent asking for advice about whether to tell Angel the truth?
(a) That she should return to her parents' home.
(b) That she should tell Angel the whole truth.
(c) That she should forget about marriage and concentrate on earning a living.
(d) That she should not tell Angel the whole truth.

5. What does Tess learn from the person who visits her at the farm in Chapter 48?
(a) That her mother is dying.
(b) That her father is dying.
(c) That her father has been imprisoned for drunkenness.
(d) That her mother is dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Angel buy for Tess, in Chapter 32?

2. In Chapter 41, while Tess is looking for work, she receives a letter telling her about a possible job. Where?

3. What does Alec tell Tess in Chapter 47, when she refuses him yet again?

4. Alec prepares a surprise for Tess for after their marriage. What?

5. In Chapter 41, while walking in the woods, Tess comes across _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What surprise does Angel plan for their honeymoon? What does he hope to prove to Tess by this plan?

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

4. What is the significance of the scene at Stonehenge?

5. Who turns up in Flintcomb Ash with a message for Tess? What is the message?

6. Describe the scene of Alec's murder.

7. What action do Marian and Izz take in Chapter 51 to protect the relationship between Tess and Alec, and why?

8. What new disaster befalls the Durbeyfields in Chapter 49?

9. When Alec sees Tess while he is preaching, what does he ask her to do?

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

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