Tess Of The D Urbervilles

what had Parson Tringham discovered about the Durbeyfields?
This is t your first question. Parson Tringham informs John that he has noble blood. Tringham, an amateur genealogist, has discovered that "Durbeyfield" is a corruption of "D'Urberville", the surname of a noble Norman family, now extinct. The news immediately goes to John's head.
what was the countryside round Marlott like?
Marlottis Tess’s home and, as the name of the town implies, her lot in life appears be marred or damaged. she is rural and field like peaceful and calm oppisite of urban
what was Tess sad at the May-Day dance?
They think a prince has come to whisk them away. Tess is sad when she is not asked to dance.
what illness was John Durbeyfield suffering from?
Hardy never really tells us other than he diesfrom an unknown ailment. John drinks to excess so it can be surmise alcohol may have something to do with this.
Why were the Durbeyfield family so poor?
Basically they are an impoverished farm family. John Durbeyfield is an alcoholic and pretty much does nothing for the family
Why did Tess have to take the beehives to market?
Normally her father John takes them to the market. John, however,spent the night at the tavern and is too sick to make it to market the next day. He sends Tess and Brother Abraham to the market instead.
Why did Joan Durbeyfield want Tess to visit old Mrs d'Urberville at Trantridge?
Tess will go to the d'Urbervilles at Tran ridge to claim kinship and seek help. Tess does not dispute the plan intimidating as it seems because it was she who caused the death ofPrince.


How much was John Durbeyfield prepared to sell his title for?
John keeps rolling back the price that he will sell his "title" for. At one point he quips, "I'll take a thousand pounds"
Why was Tess alone with Alec in the woods at night?
Tess goes to town with friends. Alec, who constantly hits on Tess, offers a ride home from town. Tess refuses. When her friends pick her up there isan ugly incident. Tess is accused of making fun Car. Alec comes galloping along to take Tess to safety. Actually he takes Tess to the forest and rapes her.

CHAPTERS 6 AND 7

What did Tess feel about Alec?
Tess not like Alec

Why did Joan Durbeyfield react when she heard Tess's story?
she told her daughter to ignore the murmers of people and not tell angel anything before the wedding.why couldn't Tess have her baby baptized by the parson?
Because out of pride her father refused to send for him when sorrow was close to the end. Eventually tess baptizes the child herself and names him sorrow

What did Tess do, to save her baby from hell?
In order to save her baby from hell tess baptised him herself when her father out of pride refused to send for the parson.

What didTess decide to leave Marlott?
The death of the Durbeyfield's horse is the event that motivates Tess to visit the d'Urbervilles


CHAPTERS 8 TO 11
True or false
Tess was delighted to leave home for the second time
False she was looked back at marlott and her fathers house with sadness in her heart
she felt little respect for her noble ancestors
True. When Tess begins working for theD'Urbervilles, they treat her no better than a poorly paid servant. She encounters some pretty harsh hardships.
Like her father, she wants to work hard and be independent
False. Tess's father did not work hard Tess, however, did want to work hard to be free from her family's legacy
Tess and Angel recognized each other at once, from the May-Day dance a few years before
True. Unfortunately Angelhad danced with another girl and not Tess

Angel's parents did not send him to university, because he was not clever enough
False. His father, a minister himself, was disappointed and did not send Angel to Cambridge. Angel was actually the smartest among all his brothers.

She could not bear the idea of Angel falling in love with any of the other dairymaids
True. Tess really wanted to dance...