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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. Tess believes she is related to the D'Urbervilles at Tantridge by family ties. What kind of family ties exist between them?
2. Tess considers telling Angel about her link with the D'Urbervilles, but decides against it. Why?
3. What is Tess's mother's response when she hears about the sexual encounter between Tess and Alec?
4. What does Tess name her baby?
5. When Tess's baby becomes ill, she is upset because ______.
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what happens when Angel arrives back at Talbothays after visiting his parents.
2. What arguments does Angel give his parents to convince them that marrying Tess is a good idea?
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. How do Tess and Angel manage to spend time together at Talbothays?
5. What prompts Tess to leave the dance early, and what does this scene tell readers about her character?
6. Describe the scene concerning the accident with the horse. What does that show about Tess's character?
7. Tess tries once more to get the courage to tell Angel the truth. In Chapter 30, what happens when she tries?
8. How does Tess learn that Angel is in love with her, and what is her reaction?
9. Angel receives different treatment from the Cricks than the other farm help does. How? Why does Hardy mention this in some detail?
10. In Chapter 19, Hardy introduces another of the perceived road blocks to the relationship between Tess and Angel, from her point of view. What?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 47, Alec tells Tess that because she is the cause of his religious backsliding, she is obligated to marry him and share in his fate. What does he mean by this, and does his reasoning make any sense?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Alec asks Tess to wear a veil so that she won't tempt him. Then he asks her to swear on a holy icon that she will never tempt him again. What does this scene say about Alec's attitude towards Tess particularly, and women in general?
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