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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. At Talbothays Tess meets Angel - what does Angel's father do for a living?
(a) He is a bishop.
(b) He is a teacher.
(c) He is a parson.
(d) He is independently wealthy.

2. Why does Angel continue to pursue Tess?
(a) He is used to getting his own way.
(b) The other dairymaids tell him Tess is just playing hard to get.
(c) He thinks she is refusing because of the difference in class between them.
(d) Now that he's told his parents about Tess, he will be embarrassed if she doesn't marry him.

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

4. What does Mr. Crick think made the butter taste unpleasant?
(a) The cows have been eating garlic weeds.
(b) The butter churn is not working properly.
(c) The milk is too warm, and has started to turn sour.
(d) The cows are nervous and are giving bad milk.

5. When Tess is introduced to Mrs. D'Urberville, how is she treated?
(a) With friendship.
(b) Like any other servant.
(c) She is made welcome.
(d) Like a long-lost relative.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character, introduced in Chapter 10, picks on Tess?

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

3. What does the parson tell Mr. Durbeyfield?

4. Angel tries to help Tess out with her chores. What does he do?

5. What is Tess's reaction to the job offer at Tantridge?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Angel uses the phrase "Three Leahs to get to one Rachel." What does he mean by this?

3. How does Tess learn that Angel is in love with her, and what is her reaction?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. In Chapter 15, how does Hardy show that Tess is still suffering from depression and hopelessness?

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

8. What prompts Tess to leave the dance early, and what does this scene tell readers about her character?

9. In Chapter 11, what happens between Alec and Tess?

10. In Chapter 6, how is Alec portrayed?

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