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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. Who discovers the murder?
2. Who does Tess learn is responsible for the change in Alec?
3. After their marriage, Angel makes a confession about his own past, and an incident that happened in London. What does he confess?
4. Angel has hung ____ over the marriage bed.
5. What does Angel ask of the men who have come for Tess?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Angel learns that Tess is at Sandbourne and has taken the name Mrs. D'Urberville, what does he think?
2. Describe the scene of Alec's murder.
3. At Flintcomb Ash, Tess encounters a number of people from her past. Who?
4. In Chapter 38 when Tess arrives at her parents' house after having left Angel, what lie does she tell? Why?
5. In Chapter 33, Tess assumes Angel knows about her past and forgives her. Why?
6. In Chapter 40, how is Mercy Chant described?
7. In Chapter 41, Tess encounters some dying pheasants on her way to Flintcomb Ash. What is the significance of the pheasants?
8. In Chapter 50, how does Tess's attitude towards Alec start to change, and why?
9. Describe the scene in which Angel is sleepwalking. What significance does this scene have?
10. What does Angel find when he goes to Marlott? What action does he take and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 51, Tess contemplates the burial monuments of her ancestors, saying, "Why am I on the wrong side?" Is death the only realistic fate for Tess from here on? Or is there still a way that she could escape her 'fate'?
Essay Topic 2
Throughout the novel, Tess is constantly pursued (by Angel, by Alec, by poverty, by bad luck, and perhaps by fate). Hardy makes this theme clear using a number of symbolic references, such as the scene with the dying pheasants, and reference to the place where Alec seduced her as "The Chase". Discuss at least three such symbols and say how they add to the overall atmosphere of oppression that surrounds Tess as 'the hunted' character.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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