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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is one of the relatives Flora contacts?
(a) Two old maid aunts in Brighton.
(b) A third cousin in Wales.
(c) A bachelor uncle in Scotland.
(d) A first cousin in Demming.

2. With whom is Flora going to stay temporarily?
(a) Mary Smiling, a friend.
(b) Her uncle Astor.
(c) The family with whom she just ended her job as governess.
(d) A boarding house for unwed mothers.

3. To what does Aunt Judith Starkadder refer in her letter?
(a) A great wrong done to Flora's father.
(b) A need to know exactly who Flora is.
(c) A problem with pigs in the house.
(d) A problem with bats in the belfry.

4. Where is the primary setting for this novel?
(a) Sussex, England.
(b) Binghampton, England.
(c) Sussex, France.
(d) Surrey, Italy.

5. How is Flora feeling?
(a) She feels shy.
(b) She feels optimistic.
(c) She feels invigorated by the country air.
(d) She feels a sense of dread.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mary's social status?

2. What does Mary believe about Flora's proposed move to the farm in Sussex?

3. What does Flora throw out of the cart when she climbs onto the cart?

4. What does Flora write Mary to send?

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

(see the answer key)

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