From which novel is the passage describing a baby secretly buried at night in the shabby corner of a churchyard reserved for the unbaptised?
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Correct answer: B. Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Explanation
Tess baptises her dying baby 'Sorrow' herself, and he is buried 'in that shabby corner of God's allotment' (Phase the Second, ch. XIV).
Note: Passage paraphrased.
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