Tess of the d'Urbervilles — Questions and answers

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In the village of Marlott, what was the name of John Durbeyfield's eldest daughter?

Choices

  1. Joan
  2. Marian
  3. Liza-Lu
  4. Tess ✓

Answer: Tess

From page 1

What caused the death of the Durbeyfield family's horse, Prince, on the way to Casterbridge market?

Choices

  1. A fast mail-cart without a light drove into them head-on ✓
  2. Tess lost control of the cart, and it overturned
  3. Highwaymen attacked them and injured the horse
  4. The horse collapsed from exhaustion on the highway

Answer: A fast mail-cart without a light drove into them head-on

From page 2

At Trantridge, what was Tess initially employed to do for Mrs d'Urberville?

Choices

  1. Assist with the household chores
  2. Help manage the estate's accounts
  3. Mind the strange, fine fowls in the garden ✓
  4. Read to the nearly blind Mrs d'Urberville

Answer: Mind the strange, fine fowls in the garden

From page 3

After a dance in Chaseborough, where did Alec d'Urberville take Tess on their ride home?

Choices

  1. Deep into the ancient forest called The Chase ✓
  2. To a secluded spot by the river
  3. Directly back to her home in Marlott
  4. To a hidden cottage he owned

Answer: Deep into the ancient forest called The Chase

From page 4

What name did Tess of the d'Urbervilles give her baby boy before his death?

Choices

  1. Angel
  2. John
  3. Prince
  4. Sorrow ✓

Answer: Sorrow

From page 5

Three years after her baby's death, where did Tess of the d'Urbervilles take work as a dairymaid?

Choices

  1. Kingsbere
  2. Wellbridge
  3. Talbothays ✓
  4. Flintcomb-Ash

Answer: Talbothays

From page 6

Where did Tess and Angel Clare spend their wedding night?

Choices

  1. Talbothays
  2. Wellbridge ✓
  3. Trantridge
  4. Marlott

Answer: Wellbridge

From page 7

Where did Tess find work after Angel Clare left for Brazil and her money ran out?

Choices

  1. A bleak upland farm called Flintcomb-Ash ✓
  2. A lodging house in Sandbourne
  3. A dairy farm in the Froom valley
  4. A cottage near Kingsbere

Answer: A bleak upland farm called Flintcomb-Ash

From page 8

What was the name of the lodging house in Sandbourne where Tess lived under Alec d'Urberville's protection?

Choices

  1. The Chase
  2. The Froom
  3. The Marlott Arms
  4. The Herons ✓

Answer: The Herons

From page 9

Where were Tess and Angel Clare traced by the police before Tess was taken?

Choices

  1. The city of Wintoncester
  2. A remote farm in the Vale of Blackmoor
  3. The stone circle at Stonehenge ✓
  4. An empty country house

Answer: The stone circle at Stonehenge

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