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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the trip to Tantridge, Tess considers returning home. Why?
(a) Alec forces her to kiss him.
(b) She misses her family.
(c) She doesn't want to work in a strange place.
(d) She is afraid of meeting the D'Urbervilles.

2. What is Tess's reaction to the job offer at Tantridge?
(a) Nervous but happy.
(b) Reluctant and uneasy.
(c) Excited.
(d) Relieved.

3. How does Tess feel about Alec in Chapter 9?
(a) She thinks he is too snobbish.
(b) Tess distrusts him.
(c) She is attracted to him.
(d) She likes him but he makes her nervous.

4. What conditions does Tess place on her agreement to go live with the D'Urbervilles in Tantridge?
(a) She will go if she can take Abraham with her.
(b) She agrees to go if her mother forgives her for her role in the horse's death.
(c) She will go if she can have new clothes so she will fit in.
(d) She will ask if she can work for them, but she won't ask them for money.

5. When her parents still don't come home, what does Tess finally do?
(a) Asks a neighbor to go get them.
(b) Sends her sister to find them.
(c) Goes to sleep.
(d) Locks the other children in the cottage and goes to fetch her parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plan does Tess's mother come up with to help the family?

2. Who meets Tess and shows her around Tantridge?

3. Tess believes she is related to the D'Urbervilles at Tantridge by family ties. What kind of family ties exist between them?

4. Why does Tess blame herself for the death of the horse?

5. What does Alec do in Chapter 9 that Tess doesn't like?

(see the answer key)

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