Module 5d. Literature. Thomas Hardy

Task 1. True / False / Not stated

Read the sentences below. Decide if they are True (T), False (F), or Not stated (NS) based on the text.

1. Thomas Hardy was born in the city of London.
2. He worked as an architect before studying at King’s College.
3. His first novel, The Poor Man and the Lady, was published in 1867.
4. Far from the Madding Crowd was published after The Return of the Native.
5. In Tess of the d’Urbervilles, the main character seeks financial help from a relative.

Task 2. Complete the sentences with the correct word or number from the text

1. Hardy returned to Dorset ______ years after going to London.
2. He published his first two novels under a ______ name.
3. The Mayor of Casterbridge was published in ______.
4. Most of Hardy’s novels are set in the semi-fictional county of ______.
5. Tess travels to ______ to ask for financial support.

Task 3. Answer the questions in one complete sentence

1. Why did Thomas Hardy almost give up writing in 1867?
2. What do Hardy’s novels describe about his characters?
3. Name two novels by Thomas Hardy that are still admired today.
4. What happens after Tess’s father discovers he has noble ancestry?

Task 4. Match the novel to its publication year

Module 5d. Literature. Thomas Hardy

Task 1. True / False / Not stated

Read the sentences below. Decide if they are True (T), False (F), or Not stated (NS) based on the text.

1. Thomas Hardy was born in the city of London.
2. He worked as an architect before studying at King’s College.
3. His first novel, The Poor Man and the Lady, was published in 1867.
4. Far from the Madding Crowd was published after The Return of the Native.
5. In Tess of the d’Urbervilles, the main character seeks financial help from a relative.

Task 2. Complete the sentences with the correct word or number from the text

1. Hardy returned to Dorset ______ years after going to London.
2. He published his first two novels under a ______ name.
3. The Mayor of Casterbridge was published in ______.
4. Most of Hardy’s novels are set in the semi-fictional county of ______.
5. Tess travels to ______ to ask for financial support.

Task 3. Answer the questions in one complete sentence

1. Why did Thomas Hardy almost give up writing in 1867?
2. What do Hardy’s novels describe about his characters?
3. Name two novels by Thomas Hardy that are still admired today.
4. What happens after Tess’s father discovers he has noble ancestry?

Task 4. Match the novel to its publication year

ANSWER KEY

Task 1. True / False / Not stated

1. F (He was born in Dorset, not London)
2. F (He studied as an architect before King’s College, not after)
3. F (He could not find a publisher for it – it was not published then)
4. F (Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) came before The Return of the Native (1878))
5. T

Task 2. Complete the sentences

1. five
2. different
3. 1886
4. Wessex
5. Trantridge

Task 3. Answer the questions (sample correct answers)

1. He almost gave up writing because he could not find a publisher for his first novel.
2. His novels describe his characters’ efforts to overcome their circumstances and their desires.
3. Far from the Madding Crowd and The Mayor of Casterbridge are still admired today. (Accept any two from the four mentioned.)
4. Her life changes, and she travels to Trantridge to ask for financial support from a distant relative

Task 4. Matching

1–C, 2–A, 3–B, 4–D