JAMB - Literature In English (2005 - No. 15)

From the novel; Tess of the D'Urbervilles

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
'Phases' in the novel refers to

phases of the moon and their effects on the plot

moments of awareness of Tess'misfortune

points of conflict between good and evil

stages of development in the life of Tess