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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Miriam?
(a) She goes into labor.
(b) She cuts her arm rather badly.
(c) She marries her second cousin.
(d) She falls off the hayloft.

2. Who is Viper?
(a) Adam's nickname.
(b) The horse who pulls the cart.
(c) The bull.
(d) A vicious neighbor dog.

3. What has just happened to Flora Poste?
(a) She has just been accepted into Oxford.
(b) Her parents have recently died.
(c) She just married a man from Eton.
(d) She has just gotten pregnant.

4. What does Judith do when Flora arrives at the farm?
(a) Ignores Flora.
(b) Hugs Flora.
(c) Judith holds a lamp high in the darkness to observe her new tenant.
(d) Tells her she will have to share a room with Miriam.

5. What does Mary believe about Flora's proposed move to the farm in Sussex?
(a) That Flora is not thinking straight because of her recent loss.
(b) That Flora will return soon to London.
(c) That the family sounds like they are all insane.
(d) That a farm is no place for someone who wants to get married.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Adam try to get out of picking up Flora?

2. The story begins two weeks after what event?

3. What is the name of the farm in Howling, Sussex?

4. In what style does Flora write her letters?

5. Who does Adam threaten to kill?

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