Question 23
Other Set Texts: Non-African ProseIn Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles, most of Tess' misery as a girl-mother comes from the thought of
- A.herself as the parent of a nameless child
- B.the world's concern about her breaking social law
- C.herself as a spouseless mother
- D.her inexperience in childcare.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: B (the world's concern about her breaking social law)
Explanation
Hardy says most of Tess's misery came from imagining what the world thought of her for breaking its social rules, not from her own feelings.