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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. When Tess tells Alec of Angel's visit, how does he react?

2. Angel returns to the D'Urberville manor house, which is located where?

3. Tess and Angel pass through Stonehenge, which is also known as _____.

4. What does Tess do as a result of the altercation between Angel and the other man, in Chapter 32?

5. Alec insists Tess swear by a stone monument that she will not tempt him again. What is the monument?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the scene of Alec's murder.

3. At Flintcomb Ash, Tess encounters a number of people from her past. Who?

4. Describe the scene in which Angel is sleepwalking. What significance does this scene have?

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. In Chapter 33, Tess assumes Angel knows about her past and forgives her. Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 35, Angel accuses Tess of lacking morals. He blames this on her upbringing and heritage. From what you know of her parents, would you say he is right or wrong? Use concrete examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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