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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. At the post office Angel learns something about Tess that pleases him. What?
2. Who does Angel meet at the D'Uberville manor house?
3. On the way back to Flintcomb Ash after her journey, what does Tess overhear from a nearby church?
4. After someone close to her dies, Tess decides to move the family to ____.
5. What does Angel expect Tess to do when she sees him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What action do Marian and Izz take in Chapter 51 to protect the relationship between Tess and Alec, and why?
2. When Alec returns to Flintcomb Ash and asks Tess a second time to marry him, what does this scene show about his so-called religious conversion?
3. In Chapter 40, how is Mercy Chant described?
4. How does Angel react to Tess's confession about her past?
5. Several individuals are instrumental in changing Angel's attitude towards Tess during their estrangement. Describe what they do, and Angel's reaction to this.
6. When Alec sees Tess while he is preaching, what does he ask her to do?
7. In what way does the last scene, of Angel and Liza Lu walking away hand in hand, echo Mrs. Durbeyfield's advice to Tess when she finds out she is pregnant?
8. 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?
9. What new disaster befalls the Durbeyfields in Chapter 49?
10. In Chapter 39 what does Angel tell his parents about why Tess is not with him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 46 Tess says, "How can I pray for you, when I am forbidden to believe that the great Power who moves the world would alter his plans on my account?" How is this to be interpreted, in light of all that has happened to her? Is she becoming cynical? Bitter? Or is she simply being realistic?
Essay Topic 2
When the three dairymaids who are in love with Angel find out that he is to marry Tess, they react in very different ways. What do their reactions tell us about their true character(s)? You can either compare and contrast the reactions of all three, or choose one character to focus on. In either case, make sure you use examples from the text to expand and support your opinion.
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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