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Tess of the d'Urbervilles Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Tess feel when she learns that the other dairymaids are in love with Angel, too?
(a) Worried that Angel will like one of them better than her.
(b) Happy, she likes having people envy her.
(c) Secretly flattered.
(d) Guilty, and she thinks she is not good enough for him.

3. At the dance, why does Angel leave without talking to Tess?
(a) He is too shy.
(b) He thinks she is busy talking to someone else.
(c) He wants to see if Tess is watching him.
(d) He has to go catch up with his brother.

4. After Tess leaves for Tantridge, how does her mother feel?
(a) Worried about Alec's intentions.
(b) Happy, the family will have more money.
(c) Sad, she will miss Tess.
(d) Regretful, she thinks she pressured Tess.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Tess takes a job as a ____ to support her baby.

2. What does Tess name her baby?

3. Tess appears to lose hope in Chapter 13. Why?

4. Who does Angel's family want him to marry?

5. Who actually sent the letter inviting Tess to work at Tantridge?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tess go to work at Talbothays, and what does she hope will happen once she is away from home?

2. In Chapter 6, how is Alec portrayed?

3. What is the local superstition about butter with a funny taste?

4. What story does Tess hear at the farm that makes her resolve (again) not to marry Angel?

5. In Chapter 10, one of the characters says "Out of the frying pan into the fire!" What is meant by this, and why does Hardy include this scene?

6. What is Tess's reaction when Angel finally confesses his love for her?

7. How is Mr. Durbeyfield portrayed in in the first chapter?

8. What kind of personality is Tess's mother?

9. How does Tess's mother react when she returns home after her sexual encounter with Alec? What does Mrs. Durbeyfield's reaction tell us about her as a mother?

10. Describe the circumstances under which Angel and Tess see each other for the first time.

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