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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. On the way back to Flintcomb Ash after her journey, what does Tess overhear from a nearby church?
(a) Nothing out of the ordinary.
(b) Alec giving a political speech.
(c) Alec preaching.
(d) Pheasants gasping as they die.

2. In Chapter 41, while walking in the woods, Tess comes across _____.
(a) Ravens.
(b) A flock of blackbirds.
(c) A flock of dying pheasants.
(d) A flock of injured geese.

3. In Chapter 49, who does Tess learn has died?
(a) Angel.
(b) Mr. Crick.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

4. In Chapter 46, who is Tess referring to when she says "He won't hurt me, he's not in love with me."
(a) Alec.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Angel.
(d) Farmer Groby.

5. What job does Tess do at the farm, until winter arrives?
(a) Work in the turnip fields.
(b) Work in the barn.
(c) Work in the wheat fields.
(d) Work in the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Angel wakes one morning to find that he and Tess are surrounded by ____ men.

2. In Marlott, Angel discovers what?

3. What do Angel and Liza Lu see from the hill behind the prison that tells them Tess is dead?

4. In Chapter 37, what happens during the night?

5. Who does Angel meet at the D'Uberville manor house?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 50, how does Tess's attitude towards Alec start to change, and why?

2. How does Angel react to Tess's confession about her past?

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

4. What is the significance of the scene at Stonehenge?

5. In Chapter 41, Tess encounters some dying pheasants on her way to Flintcomb Ash. What is the significance of the pheasants?

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

7. When Tess tells Angel that she has killed Alec, what justification does she give?

8. Describe the scene in which Angel is sleepwalking. What significance does this scene have?

9. What happens when Tess and Angel are at Stongehenge?

10. 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?

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