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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 does Angel meet at the D'Uberville manor house?

2. When Angel and Tess finally announce their betrothal, the other dairymaids are ______.

3. What advice does Tess receive in response to the letter she has sent asking for advice about whether to tell Angel the truth?

4. What gift does Tess receive from Angel's parents?

5. On the first night of their marriage, Tess and Angel _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 39 what does Angel tell his parents about why Tess is not with him?

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

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

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

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

7. What happens when Tess and Angel are at Stongehenge?

8. How is Flintcomb Ash described in Chapter 42? Why does the description also fit in with Tess's attitude at this point?

9. When Angel learns that Tess is at Sandbourne and has taken the name Mrs. D'Urberville, what does he think?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the 'double standard' that Angel embraces with respect to the relationships he and Tess have had in the past. Concentrate on Chapters 34 and 35. What do you think of Angel after this? Has your opinion of him changed. Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What reason does Tess give Angel for having killed Alec? Do her reasons make sense? Do they justify her actions?

Essay Topic 3

Thomas Hardy's subtitle refers to a 'pure' woman. Discuss this idea of 'purity' with respect to the main character. Is Tess a 'pure woman' - why or why not?

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