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Tess of the d’Urbervilles
Thomas Hardy
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Phase the First: The Maiden, Chapters I–III
Chapters IV–VII
Chapters VIII–XI
Phase the Second: Maiden No More, Chapters XII–XV
Phase the Third: The Rally, Chapters XVI–XIX
Chapters XX–XXIV
Phase the Fourth: The Consequence, Chapters XXV–XXXI
Chapters XXXII–XXXIV
Phase the Fifth: The Woman Pays, Chapters XXXV–XXXIX
Chapters XL–XLIV
Phase the Sixth: The Convert, Chapters XLV–XLVIII
Chapters XLIX–LII
Phase the Seventh: The Fulfillment, Chapters LIII–LIX
Characters
Character List
Tess Durbeyfield
Alec d’Urberville
Angel Clare
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Judgment
Gender
Fate
Time
Social Structure
Quotes By Section
Phase the First: The Maiden, Chapters I–III
Chapters IV–VII
Chapters VIII–XI
Phase the Second: Maiden No More, Chapters XII–XV
Phase the Third: The Rally, Chapters XVI–XIX
Chapters XX–XXIV
Phase the Fourth: The Consequence, Chapters XXV–XXXI
Chapters XXXII–XXXIV
Phase the Fifth: The Woman Pays, Chapters XXXV–XXXIX
Chapters XL–XLIV
Phase the Sixth: The Convert, Chapters XLV–XLVIII
Chapters XLIX–LII
Phase the Seventh: The Fulfillment, Chapters LIII–LIX
Quotes By Character
Tess Durbeyfield
Angel Clare
Alec D’Urberville
Mr. John Durbeyfield
Mrs. Joan Durbeyfield
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Phase the First: The Maiden, Chapters 1–3
Chapters 4–7
Chapters 8–11
Phase the Second: Maiden No More, Chapters 12–15
Phase the Third: The Rally, Chapters 16–19
Chapters 20–24
Phase the Fourth: The Consequence, Chapters 25–31
Chapters 32–34
Phase the Fifth: The Woman Pays, Chapters 35–39
Chapters 40–44
Phase the Sixth: The Convert, Chapters 45–48
Chapters 49–52
Phase the Seventh: The Fulfillment, Chapters 53–59
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Phase the Seventh: The Fulfillment, Chapters 53â59 Quiz
Phase the Seventh: The Fulfillment, Chapters 53â59 Quiz
1
of 5
When Angel returns for Tess, where does he learn that she is staying?
A graveyard
An expensive lodging house
With Angel’s parents
The d’Urberville estate
2
of 5
What is the landlady’s first clue that Alec has been murdered?
Sound of a body falling
Tess with a knife
Blood leaking through ceiling
Sound of a scream
3
of 5
Where is Tess when she is finally arrested?
Stonehenge
The d’Urberville mansion
London Bridge
Outside her childhood house
4
of 5
Who does Tess hope that Angel will marry?
Izz
Retty
Mercy
Liza-Lu
5
of 5
What tells Angel and Tess’s sister that Tess has been executed?
A black flag
A tolling bell
Smoke rising from town
A messenger boy
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Tess of the d’Urbervilles: Popular pages
CHARACTERS
Character List
CHARACTERS
Tess Durbeyfield: Character Analysis
QUOTES
Quotes by Theme
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
FURTHER STUDY
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