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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. Alec insists Tess swear by a stone monument that she will not tempt him again. What is the monument?
(a) A crucifix.
(b) A Cross.
(c) A tombstone.
(d) A stone chapel.

2. In Chapter 36, who says "I think of people more kindly when I am away from them."
(a) Mrs. Durbeyfield.
(b) Angel.
(c) Tess.
(d) Alec.

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

4. What does Angel ask of the men who have come for Tess?
(a) Not to take her until she awakens.
(b) Not to hurt her.
(c) To take her before she wakes up.
(d) To pretend they haven't seen her.

5. What does Tess do as a result of the altercation between Angel and the other man, in Chapter 32?
(a) Asks Angel if they can get married sooner.
(b) Slips a letter under his door, telling him the truth.
(c) Asks Angel to call the police and report the other man for slander.
(d) Tells Angel she doesn't want him fighting on her behalf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Angel has hung ____ over the marriage bed.

2. Tess's parents ask Tess for money. What is the reason they give for needing the money?

3. On the way back to Flintcomb Ash after her journey, what does Tess overhear from a nearby church?

4. Tess asks Angel if he thinks they will be together again after death. How does he respond?

5. Who is the owner of the farm at Flintcomb Ash where Tess finds work?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 31, Tess asks her mother's advice about what to tell Angel. What does her mother tell her?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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