tess quotes (finish the quote)

Question 1

“how are…” (pg9)

Answer 1

how are the mighty fallen

Question 2

“beautiful…” (pg13)

Answer 2

beautiful white hart

Question 3

“peony mouth…” (pg14)

Answer 3

peony mouth…large innocent eyes

Question 4

“a mere vessel…” (pg15)

Answer 4

a mere vessel of emotion untinctured by experience

Question 5

“phases of her…” (pg15)

Answer 5

phases of her childhood lurked in her still

Question 6

“there was an uncribbed…” pg 16

Answer 6

there was an uncribbed, uncabined aspect in his eyes

Question 7

“pointed shaft of…” pg 33

Answer 7

pointed shaft of the cart..hiss into the road

Question 8

“pink ribbon…white…” pg49

Answer 8

pink ribbon…white frock…estimated as a woman

Question 9

“with the setting of…” pg 73

Answer 9

with the setting of the moon…Tess became invisible

Question 10

“but where was…” pg74

Answer 10

but where was Tess’s guardian angel?

Question 11

“an immeasurable chasm…”

Answer 11

an immeasurable chasm was to divide our heroine’s personality

Question 12

“she had learnt that the serpent…” pg 75

Answer 12

she had learnt that the serpent hisses where the sweet bird sings

Question 13

“‘Thy,dammnantion,slumbereth,not’…” pg79

Answer 13

‘thy,dammnation,slumbereth,not’ as if to give pause while the word was driven well home to the reader

Question 14

“she knew what their whispers…”

Answer 14

she knew what their whispers were about…could not come to church no more

Question 15

“her flower like mouth and large tender…” pg90

Answer 15

her flower like mouth and large tender eye, neither black nor blue, nor grey, nor violet

Question 16

“the child consigned to the…” pg93

Answer 16

the child consigned to the nethermost corner of hell…three pronged fork

Question 17

“it was unexected youth surging up anew after it’s temporary check…” pg 100

Answer 17

it was unexpected youth surging up anew after it’s temporary check, and bringing with it hope, and the invincible instinct towards self delight

Question 18

“the var waters were clear as…” pg103

Answer 18

the var waters were as clear as the pure river of life shown to the evangelists

Question 19

“the typical and…” pg 118

Answer 19

the typical and unvarying hodge ceased to exist…others austere

Question 20

“what a genuine daughter…” pg120

Answer 20

what a genuine daughter of nature that milkamid is

Question 21

“Tess, like a fascinated…” pg120

Answer 21

Tess, like a fascinated bird, could not leave the spot

Question 22

“I wouldn’t of expected a young girl…” pg124

Answer 22

I shouldn’t of expected a young girl like you to see it so yet

Question 23

“she was no longer a milkmaid, but a visionary essence…” pg130

Answer 23

she was no longer a milkmaid, but a visionary essence of a woman - a whole sex condensed into one typical form

Question 24

“he called her…” pg130

Answer 24

he called her Artemis, Demeter

Question 25

“Tess, pale faced…” pg135

Answer 25

Tess, pale faced, had gone to the door

Question 26

“The hiss of fertilization…” pg149

Answer 26

The hiss of fertilization…the most fanciful love shouldn’t grow passionate

Question 27

“non-evangelical, well-educated…” pg159

Answer 27

non-evangelical, well-educated, hall marked young men…short sighted

Question 28

“unimpeachable…” pg164

Answer 28

unimpeachable Christian

Question 29

“D’urberville the young man developed…” pg166

Answer 29

D’urberville the young man developed the most reckless passions, though he had a blind mother

Question 30

“‘Oh mr Clare - I cannot be your wife…” pg171

Answer 30

‘Oh Mr Clare - I cannot be your wife - I cannot be!’ she bowed her face in grief

Question 31

“Tess’s look had grown hard and worn, and her ripe mouth…” pg 173

Answer 31

Tess’s look had grown hard and worn, and her ripe mouth tragical; but she no longer showed any tremulousness

Question 32

“many a women - some of the highest in the land…” pg191

Answer 32

many a women - some of the highest in the land - have had a trouble in their time

Question 33

“your childish nature…” pg191

Answer 33

Your childish nature to tell all that’s in your heart - so simple!

Question 34

“dreadful crime in his family…” pg124

Answer 34

dreadful crime in his family coach…but I’ll tell you another day

Question 35

“the ashes under the grate were lit by the fire…” pg225

Answer 35

the ashes under the grate were lit by the fire…last day luridness in this red-coaled glow, which fell on his face

Question 36

“a large shadow of her shape…” pg225

Answer 36

a large shadow of her shape rose upon the wall and ceiling

Question 37

“Forgiveness does not apply to the case. You were one person now you are another…”

Answer 37

Forgiveness does not apply to the case. You were one person now you are another. How can forgiveness meet such a grotesque prestidigitation as that?

Question 38

“He looked upon her as a species of imposter…” pg 229

Answer 38

“He looked upon her as a species of imposter; a guilty woman in the guise of an innocent one”

Question 39

“she did not observe that a tear…” pg 230

Answer 39

she did not observe that a tear came out upon his check, descending slowly

Question 40

“You are an unapprehending peasant woman, you have never been…” pg 232

Answer 40

You are an unapprehending peasant woman, you have never been initiated into the proportions of social things. You do not know what you say

Question 41

“The river is down there…” pg 232

Answer 41

the river is down there. I can put an end to myself in it. I am not afraid