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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. What does Tess learn about the significance of the monument?

2. In Chapter 41, while walking in the woods, Tess comes across _____.

3. In Chapter 38 Tess tells her mother that ______.

4. While Tess is working in the fields at Flintcomb Ash, Alec appears and asks Tess to ____.

5. When Alec appears again, in Chapter 47, he blames Tess for ____.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When Alec sees Tess while he is preaching, what does he ask her to do?

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

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

9. In Chapter 38 when Tess arrives at her parents' house after having left Angel, what lie does she tell? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At various points throughout the book, Tess seems undecided about whether she should tell Angel about her past. Do you think she should tell him, or not? If so, when should she tell him? In either case, back up your opinion with good reasons.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Some people read Hardy's work as a commentary on forms of oppression (religious, political, racial, social). Discuss, using at least three different examples from the text to back up your opinion.

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