The Rainbow | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Chapter 1

1. Where have generations of Brangwens lived?

2. What is the reason Tom Brangwen's wife believes the vicar's children are seen as superior to her own?

3. What would happen to the women of Cossethay if the vicar, Lord William, and Mrs. Hardy were taken away from them?

4. Why does the town of Cossethay grow quickly, making the Brangwen's richer?

5. How successful is Tom Brangwen at his school studies?

6. Why does the care of the farm fall upon Tom's shoulders when he is eighteen?

7. When do Effie and Tom begin fiercely quarreling with each other?

8. When does Tom find the end of youth's passionate desire, losing his individuality?

9. Who does Tom...
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