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1 Put the following events in the story in the right order. Number them 110.
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Tess is arrested.
2 Who said this in the story? Who did they say it to? Izz, Tess, the police, the
parson, Angels parents, Alec, Angel.
a You made that hat blow off on purpose. Said by ............... to ...............
b Will you bury him in the churchyard? Said by ............... to ...............
c He wont marry any of us. Said by ...............
d Three plain girls to get one beauty. Said by ............... to ...............
e Am I too wicked for us to live together? Said by ............... to ...............
f Will you help me put right the wicked thing I did to you? Said by ...............
to ...............
g Perhaps she will never take me back! Said by ............... to ...............
h Let her finish her sleep! Said by ............... to ...............
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c Tess wrote a letter to Angel telling him the truth, but ...
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e When Tess knew she would die she asked Angel to ...
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4 Why was Angel working at the dairy?
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5 Imagine you are Angel. Write a letter to your parents describing what has
happened from the time you met Tess again in Sandbourne.
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Multiple-choice Test
Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 A _____ tells John Durbeyfield that he is a descendant of a noble family.
a [ ] policeman
b [ ] parson
c [ ] teacher
d [ ] doctor
b [ ] large
c [ ] bright
d [ ] small
c [ ] in London
d [ ] at the market
b [ ] sad
c [ ] angry
d [ ] not interested
b [ ] in November
d [ ] Mrs dUrberville
b [ ] Parson Tringham
c [ ] Richard Crick
d [ ] Alec dUrberville
b [ ] Happiness
c [ ] Hope
d [ ] Peace
d [ ] John Durbeyfield
Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 The _____ family has an old silver spoon.
a [ ] Durbeyfield b [ ] Clare
c [ ] dUrberville d [ ] Crick
b [ ] Durbeyfield
c [ ] Chant
d [ ] Stoke
d [ ] Joan Durbeyfield
14 _____ gives Tess strawberries and roses when they first meet.
a [ ] Richard Crick
b [ ] Angel Clare
b [ ] doctor
c [ ] dairyman
d [ ] parson
b [ ] Mercy Chant
c [ ] Marian
d [ ] Tess
17 Just before Angel Clare goes to Brazil, he asks _____ to go with him.
a [ ] Marian
b [ ] Mercy Chant
c [ ] Izzy
d [ ] Tess
b [ ] becomes a preacher
b [ ] farmer
c [ ] parson
d [ ] dairyman
Dialogue
Who said or wrote this?
21 Boy! Take this basket! I want you to go and do something for me.
d [ ] Alec dUrberville
b [ ] Parson Tringham
d [ ] Alec dUrberville
d [ ] Richard Crick
d [ ] Mercy Chant
d [ ] Angel Clare
d [ ] Alec dUrberville
d [ ] Richard Crick
b [ ] Richard Crick
d [ ] Tesss sister
Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
b [ ] hopeless
c [ ] depressed
d [ ] vague
33 very old
a [ ] noble
b [ ] tragic
c [ ] ancient
d [ ] wicked
b [ ] desire
c [ ] refuse
d [ ] reject
35 the time when ripe fruit, vegetables, corn etc are collected from the fields
a [ ] honeymoon
b [ ] harvest
c [ ] sacrifice
d [ ] holiday
36 something that people in a particular place have done for a long time
a [ ] symbol
b [ ] honour
c [ ] plan
d [ ] custom
b [ ] churn
c [ ] tomb
d [ ] waggon
b [ ] ruin
c [ ] build d [ ] reject
b [ ] vague
c [ ] unfair
d [ ] fierce
b [ ] frown
c [ ] swallow
d [ ] regret
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Plot
Choose the best answer.
41 The Durbeyfields _____ is killed in an accident.
a [ ] chicken
b [ ] horse
c [ ] dog
d [ ] cow
b [ ] Parson Tringham
b [ ] children
c [ ] cows
d [ ] chickens
b [ ] farmer
c [ ] musician d [ ] teacher
b [ ] country
c [ ] clever
d [ ] rich
47 Joan Durbeyfield tells Tess not to talk to her husband about _____.
a [ ] her cottage
b [ ] already married
c [ ] not a maiden
d [ ] ugly
b [ ] farm c [ ] cottage
d [ ] bed
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d [ ] Alec dUrberville
f 3
b 8
g 10
c 6
h 9
d 4
i 2
e 1
j 7
2 a Alec, Tess
b Tess, the parson
c Izz
d Angel, Tess
e Tess, Angel
f Alec, Tess
g Angel, Angels parents
h Angel, the police
3 a ... a parson said Sir John to him.
b ... he was dying and her father would not let the parson baptize him.
c ... he didnt find it.
d ... he went to Brazil.
e ... take care of her younger sister Liza-Lu.
4 Because he was learning how to farm.
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