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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Miriam's response after Flora's offer?
(a) Reluctant agreement.
(b) A vehement no.
(c) She does not answer.
(d) An excited yes.

2. What does Seth think all women want?
(a) To eat up a man.
(b) To beat down a man.
(c) To have a man's money.
(d) To order a man about the house.

3. What is Adam doing when Flora comes downstairs?
(a) Snoring.
(b) Whittling.
(c) Cutting turnips and watching the livestock through an open door.
(d) Playing a harmonica.

4. How does Adam describe Elfine?
(a) As practical and the mainstay of the farm.
(b) As a will-o-the-wisp.
(c) As seventeen and wild, often gone for days at a time to wander the hills.
(d) As bullheaded.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Richard Hawk-Monitor?

2. Who does Adam threaten to kill?

3. How does Flora feel about her progress in straightening out the farm?

4. Of what type of novel is COLD COMFORT FARM a parody?

5. What is difficult for Flora about Reuben?

(see the answer key)

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