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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 41, while Tess is looking for work, she receives a letter telling her about a possible job. Where?
2. Angel receives another letter, written anonymously by whom?
3. When Angel and Liza Lu leave the prison, they go up on a hill above _____.
4. Alec insists Tess swear by a stone monument that she will not tempt him again. What is the monument?
5. Who does Angel meet at the D'Uberville manor house?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does the last scene, of Angel and Liza Lu walking away hand in hand, echo Mrs. Durbeyfield's advice to Tess when she finds out she is pregnant?
2. Describe the scene of Alec's murder.
3. Several individuals are instrumental in changing Angel's attitude towards Tess during their estrangement. Describe what they do, and Angel's reaction to this.
4. What surprise does Angel plan for their honeymoon? What does he hope to prove to Tess by this plan?
5. Why does Alec ask Tess to marry him in Chapter 46?
6. Describe the scene on the day of Tess's death.
7. When Tess tells Angel that she has killed Alec, what justification does she give?
8. What action do Marian and Izz take in Chapter 51 to protect the relationship between Tess and Alec, and why?
9. In Chapter 40, how is Mercy Chant described?
10. How does Angel react to Tess's confession about her past?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Tess has been portrayed throughout as a good and moral person with a great deal of integrity who is consistently trying to do the right thing. However, when she arrives at her parents' house and finds that they are angry at her for leaving Angel, she leaves them half her money and goes away, telling them she is joining Angel at a new farm. In other words, she lies. Is this consistent with her earlier behavior? Or, does this suggest that there are other things motivating her, as well as moral 'right'? If so, what?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the 'double standard' that Angel embraces with respect to the relationships he and Tess have had in the past. Concentrate on Chapters 34 and 35. What do you think of Angel after this? Has your opinion of him changed. Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Why does Hardy describe Tess and Angel in terms of Adam and Eve? Discuss what this sort of description implies about their relationship, and the way they regard each other. Is there any hope for a relationship of this kind?
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