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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. Alec tells Tess of a bad omen. What?
2. Angel accompanies Tess part of the way home to Marlott. When they are parting at the crossroads near Marlott, what does Angel do?
3. Angel receives another letter, written anonymously by whom?
4. At the post office Angel learns something about Tess that pleases him. What?
5. When Angel finally finds Tess, he is surprised by the ____ surroundings she is living in.
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 40, how is Mercy Chant described?
2. At Flintcomb Ash, Tess encounters a number of people from her past. Who?
3. 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?
4. When Angel learns that Tess is at Sandbourne and has taken the name Mrs. D'Urberville, what does he think?
5. In Chapter 50, how does Tess's attitude towards Alec start to change, and why?
6. Describe the scene of Alec's murder.
7. In Chapter 44, why does Tess decide to go to Angel's parents, and what happens on her journey?
8. What new disaster befalls the Durbeyfields in Chapter 49?
9. In Chapter 31, Tess asks her mother's advice about what to tell Angel. What does her mother tell her?
10. In Chapter 33, Tess assumes Angel knows about her past and forgives her. Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Tess tells Alec about her visit from Angel, he is both angry and mocking. Do you think his reaction is justified?
Essay Topic 2
When the three dairymaids who are in love with Angel find out that he is to marry Tess, they react in very different ways. What do their reactions tell us about their true character(s)? You can either compare and contrast the reactions of all three, or choose one character to focus on. In either case, make sure you use examples from the text to expand and support your opinion.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 47, Alec tells Tess that because she is the cause of his religious backsliding, she is obligated to marry him and share in his fate. What does he mean by this, and does his reasoning make any sense?
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