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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 receives another letter, written anonymously by whom?
(a) Marian and Izz.
(b) Alec.
(c) Rhetty and Izz.
(d) Marian and Rhetty.

2. What is Tess's punishment for the murder of Alec?
(a) Death by poison.
(b) Death by firing squad.
(c) She isn't punished, she escapes.
(d) Death by hanging.

3. How does Angel react when Tess confesses her secret?
(a) Forgives her, since her seduction by Alec was not her fault.
(b) He says she is not the person he thought he was marrying.
(c) Says the past doesn't really matter.
(d) Tells her he will forgive her but only if she obeys him.

4. What does Tess find out from Marian?
(a) That Angel asked Car Darch to go away with him.
(b) That Angel asked Izz to go away with him.
(c) That Angel asked Liza Lu to go away with him.
(d) That Angel asked Rhetty to go away with him.

5. In Chapter 41, while Tess is looking for work, she receives a letter telling her about a possible job. Where?
(a) Wellbridge.
(b) Vale of Froom.
(c) Sandbourne.
(d) Flintcomb Ash.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tess feel when she finds herself taken into captivity?

2. When Tess leaves her parents house to go look for work elsewhere, what does she leave for her parents?

3. At the post office Angel learns something about Tess that pleases him. What?

4. Angel accompanies Tess part of the way home to Marlott. When they are parting at the crossroads near Marlott, what does Angel do?

5. What gift does Tess receive from Angel's parents?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 44, why does Tess decide to go to Angel's parents, and what happens on her journey?

3. In Chapter 34, Tess finally feels safe in telling Angel the truth. What has made her finally feel sure he will forgive her?

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

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

6. What does Angel find when he goes to Marlott? What action does he take and why?

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

8. Why does Alec ask Tess to marry him in Chapter 46?

9. In Chapter 38 when Tess arrives at her parents' house after having left Angel, what lie does she tell? Why?

10. Given the difficulties in their marriage, and the fact that Angel is not inclined to forgive Tess for her past, what do they decide to do? What happens after they make the decision?

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