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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Beetle?
(a) Seth's mistress.
(b) Reuben's wife.
(c) The neighbor's cook.
(d) Miriam's mother.

2. What does Flora throw out of the cart when she climbs onto the cart?
(a) A dog.
(b) An old rag.
(c) Adam's pipe.
(d) The straw bed.

3. Why does Flora take an indirect train route to Howling?
(a) She wants time to back out if she changes her mind.
(b) She wants to see the country around there.
(c) There is no direct way to get to Howling.
(d) She made a mistake when she booked her route.

4. What is the nickname for Cold Comfort Farm?
(a) "The Prince's Whim."
(b) "The King's Lair.
(c) "The Farmer's Whim."
(d) "The King's Whim."

5. What literary device occurs at the opening to this chapter?
(a) The narrative shifts point of view.
(b) A simile.
(c) A metaphor.
(d) An alliterative string.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would one characterize Amos Starkadder's personality?

2. Why does Reuben eye Flora with some hostility?

3. With what thoughts is Adam consumed?

4. Whose job is it to milk the cows?

5. Upon what does Flora give Miriam a lecture?

(see the answer key)

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