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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old is Tess when she goes to Talbothays?
2. Which character, introduced in Chapter 10, picks on Tess?
3. At Talbothays Tess meets Angel - what does Angel's father do for a living?
4. What do Angel and Tess find they have in common, that surprises them both?
5. Where does Angel finally confess his love for Tess?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens on the drive to Mrs. D'Uberville's home?
2. 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?
3. How does Tess's mother react when she returns home after her sexual encounter with Alec? What does Mrs. Durbeyfield's reaction tell us about her as a mother?
4. What arguments does Angel give his parents to convince them that marrying Tess is a good idea?
5. How does Tess deal with her situation in Chapter 13, when she is living at her parents' home, and is pregnant and shunned by the community?
6. How do Tess and Angel manage to spend time together at Talbothays?
7. Why does Tess tell Angel she will explain everything to him the next Sunday?
8. Describe the circumstances under which Angel and Tess see each other for the first time.
9. In Chapter 11, what happens between Alec and Tess?
10. Why is Tess upset when her baby becomes ill and dies, and what does this show about her attitude towards religion?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Hardy describe Tess and Angel in terms of Adam and Eve? Discuss what this sort of description implies about their relationship, and the way they regard each other. Is there any hope for a relationship of this kind?
Essay Topic 2
When Tess discovers that Alec has become a preacher, she doubts that his salvation is authentic. What do you think? Concentrate on Chapters 44 through 47 in answering this question.
Essay Topic 3
Tess names her baby Sorrow. What is the significance of this name? And what is implied by the scene in which Tess buries Sorrow in a corner of the churchyard reserved for the 'ungodly.' Is this the point at which Tess loses her religious faith?
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