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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amos do at church?
(a) He is the preacher.
(b) He directs the choir.
(c) He plays the organ.
(d) He is just a member of the congregation.

2. Of what type of novel is COLD COMFORT FARM a parody?
(a) Baroque Literature.
(b) The late eighteenth/early nineteenth century agricultural literature.
(c) Post-modernism.
(d) Modernism.

3. For what is Mrs. Beetle raising her grandchildren?
(a) To form a jazz band.
(b) To go to college.
(c) To form a circus.
(d) To care for her in her old age.

4. What does Seth like to do in the evenings?
(a) Meet a girl behind the haystack.
(b) Go to the talkies.
(c) Smoke his pipe on the porch.
(d) Sleep.

5. What is difficult for Flora about Reuben?
(a) The way he puts his feet on the table.
(b) The way he chews food with his mouth open.
(c) His really dirty fingernails.
(d) Understanding his accent.

6. Who is waiting at the train station when Mary and Flora arrive?
(a) Reuben.
(b) Charles.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Ada.

7. Why does Amos think it will do Flora no good to attend the church?
(a) Because she was not baptized as a baby.
(b) Because he thinks she is damned no matter what.
(c) Because she is Anglican.
(d) Because she is Catholic.

8. Where had Flora and Mr. Mybug met before?
(a) Back on Cold Comfort Farm.
(b) In the train station in Howling.
(c) At a party in London.
(d) At the Brethren church.

9. What about Mrs. Beetle's plan does Flora approve?
(a) It will utilitize their bizarre talents.
(b) The children will not be a burden on society.
(c) It is organized.
(d) It has to do with music.

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

11. Who does Elfine think Aunt Ada Doom plans for Flora to marry?
(a) Urk.
(b) Seth.
(c) Reuben.
(d) Richard.

12. About what are they arguing?
(a) The cow losing a leg.
(b) Breakfast being late.
(c) Breakfast being burned.
(d) The horse being lame.

13. Why does Flora want to fix up Elfine's appearance?
(a) To test out some of the fashion ideas about which Flora's been reading.
(b) So Elfine will like Flora.
(c) So Elfine will settle down a little.
(d) To make Elfine attractive to Richard Hawk-Monitor.

14. Why does Reuben eye Flora with some hostility?
(a) He thinks she wants the farm.
(b) She tells him how to milk the cow.
(c) He thinks she thinks he's a clod.
(d) Because she told Miriam how to avoid pregnancy.

15. Whose job is it to milk the cows?
(a) Flora Starkadder.
(b) Judith Starkadder.
(c) Amos Starkadder.
(d) Adam Lambsbreath.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adam use to wash dishes?

2. Where does Flora go?

3. Why won't Judith take Flora's money?

4. Why does Adam have to practice driving the cart six times?

5. What does Flora ask of Judith?

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