Tess - Hardy's Favorite Heroine

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1. The title of the book is “Tess of the d’Urbervilles”, followed by which words? A Woman of Substance A Victim of Circumstance An Innocent Woman A Pure Woman

2. Tess is often compared to an animal that in general is chased by hunters. What is this animal? A fox A deer A rabbit A gazelle

3. After the death of the family horse – Prince – who was the only source of family income, Tess blames herself, and “regards herself in the light of a murderess”. Hardy makes use of a writing technique, which describes Nature as reflecting the emotions of the antagonist. What is this literary method called? Environment manifestation Despairing Harmonization Humanization of Nature Pathetic fallacy

4. At their first meeting, what action taken by Alec d’Urberville precedes his future violation of Tess? Insisting that Tess sit on his knee Luring her into a room, and then pretending to lock it from outside Kissing her finger when she accidentally pricks it on a rose thorn Feeding her strawberries

5. After her rape, Tess makes a decision. What does she do? Stays as Alec's lover Enlists the help of the d'Urberville housekeeper in approaching the local constable Runs home the next day Tries to kill herself

6. At Dairyman Crick’s farm, a funny anecdote is recited to the farm workers, which casts a shadow on Tess’s past life (her rape, the death of her new-born son, public humiliation), and makes her extremely depressed and withdrawn, while the others laugh. What was the joke about? The woman who had many lovers and then told her new husband that she was a virgin The boy who spied on a young dairymaid, and hurt his head in his attempt to watch her undress. The girl who had a miscarriage and her husband who doubted it was his child. The man who got a young girl pregnant and then ran away to avoid marrying her

7. Angel professes his love for Tess, and believes his commitment to her is 100% true. However, this is later contradicted by what? His hypocrisy in denying her forgiveness for her past trouble, despite having begged and received her forgiveness for a sexual encounter he had had with an older woman His inherent conservatism, which he never acknowledges, preferring to be thought of as more tolerant and forgiving than his stoically-religious family. His practicality, which claims reign over his emotions for Tess All of the above

8. Tess’s time at Flintcomb Ash is completely the opposite of her cheerful and comfortable life at Dairyman Crick’s. Here, the onset of new inventions in the farming business to make work easier is thriving. What is the machine used, which Hardy compares to Tess, in that she is an element of Nature completely bullied and overpowered by the onset of the Industrial Revolution? The Motorized Plough The Automatic Bundler The Shredder The Thresher

9. Alec d’Urberville makes a reappearance in Tess’s life, after her separation from Angel. He is now a religious preacher, but on meeting Tess again he renounces his new faith. To what does Hardy credit this turn-around of Alec’s? His physical attraction to Tess His wish to be Master of her again His shallow faith in a newly-introduced form of Christianity All of the above

10. On Jack Durbyfield’s death, the Durbyfield family is evicted from their home. They are without shelter, but find refuge from the storm in a place that, ironically, belongs to the ancient d’Urberville family, from whom Tess inherited her family name. What was this place? A family mansion A family cemetery A family farm A family tomb

11. In the meantime, Angel has gone to Brazil to forget Tess. What is it that brings him back to England two years later? The death of his fellow-traveler in Brazil, with whom he had found great companionship His fever and subsequent ill health The letter from the two milkmaids warning him that Tess was in grave danger The death of his mother

12. Tess becomes Alec’s “kept woman” again. Why did she agree to his requests? She plants to exact revenge on Alec after lulling him into a false state of complacency She wants to spite Angel and his rejection of her Alec promises her a better life for her family She is pregnant again

13. Angel tracks Tess down with great difficulty, to a “fashionable watering place”. What real place is this supposed to be? Liverpool Torquay Brighton Dorset

14. Once Tess and Angel are reunited, where do they go? Angel's parents Tess's family An abandoned house A church to reconfirm their marriage vows

15. Tess’s capture at Stonehenge is compared by Hardy to what? A mad crowd surrounding the guillotine A sacrificial victim at the altar Christ's crucifixion A trapped bird who is shot to release it of its misery