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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. What does Alec do in Chapter 9 that Tess doesn't like?
(a) Hides behind the curtains and spies on her.
(b) Ignores her at a dance.
(c) Tells her she is not whistling loud enough.
(d) Tells his mother she is not working hard enough.

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

3. Who meets Tess and shows her around Tantridge?
(a) Her elderly aunt.
(b) Alec D'Uberville.
(c) The milkmaids.
(d) Angel.

4. Tess proves herself to have a stubborn streak. In Chapter 8, how is her stubbornness shown by the author?
(a) She refuses to show that she is nervous.
(b) She will not let anyone help her with her luggage.
(c) She refuses to ride in the carriage with Alec, but walks alongside instead.
(d) She refuses to drive the horses, because she doesn't want to get dirty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to fetch Tess and take her to Tantridge?

2. Why does Tess decide not to return home from Tantridge after all?

3. When Angel looks back and sees Tess from the top of the hill, what does he think?

4. What does the parson tell Mr. Durbeyfield?

5. Who comes along just as a fight is about to break out between Tess and another woman?

(see the answer key)

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