Question 21
Other Set Texts: Non-African ProseIn Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Angel Clare prefers Tess to Mercy Chant as a wife because she
- A.is an accomplished lady
- B.is from a very godly family
- C.understands farm life
- D.is a good Christian
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: C (understands farm life)
Explanation
Angel plans to be a farmer, and he argues to his parents that a dairymaid like Tess, who knows farm work, will suit him better than the pious, ladylike Mercy Chant.