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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Flora and Elfine go that night?
(a) To the Bowler's Club dinner and dance.
(b) No where.
(c) To the theater.
(d) To the ballet.

2. What does Flora notice about Cold Comfort Farm?
(a) It no longer looks gloomy and depressing.
(b) It is getting more and more residents.
(c) It is immaculate.
(d) It still seems gloomy and depressing.

3. To whom does Reuben propose?
(a) Nettie.
(b) Elfine.
(c) Flora.
(d) Miriam.

4. Why is Flora both relieved and excited?
(a) That Charles is there.
(b) That Richard announced his engagement to Elfine.
(c) That Elfine is expecting because they were afraid she was sterile.
(d) That Elfine receives the lady-in-waiting position.

5. What do Richard and Elfine announce at the end of the evening?
(a) That Elfine is expecting.
(b) That Elfine is going to be a lady-in-waiting to the queen.
(c) Their engagement.
(d) That Richard and Elfine married two weeks earlier.

6. Of what does the atmosphere in the family gathering remind Flora?
(a) Madame Tussand's Serial Killer Room.
(b) Young Frankenstein.
(c) The Adams Family.
(d) Madame Tussand's Chamber of Horrors.

7. Where does Flora take Elfine?
(a) To London to meet Richard.
(b) To London to get fitted for the upcoming ball.
(c) To Howling to meet with a tailor.
(d) To Howling to meet Mr. Mybug.

8. Where is Seth going?
(a) To Hollywood to be in the "talkies."
(b) To London to be on stage.
(c) Out to slop the pigs.
(d) To New York to be on Broadway.

9. Who arrives at Cold Comfort Farm?
(a) Charles.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Mr. Mybug and Mr. Neck.
(d) Richard.

10. Who decorates the farm?
(a) Miriam.
(b) Flora and Miriam.
(c) Flora and Mrs. Beetle.
(d) Aunt Ada Doom.

11. What romance seems to be suddenly blooming?
(a) Between Flora and Reuben.
(b) Between Rennett and Mr. Mybug.
(c) Between Reubenand Elfine.
(d) None.

12. What are Aunt Ada Doom's first words to Flora?
(a) "You are a nasty, nasty girl."
(b) "You will be marrying Urk."
(c) "I saw something nasty in the woodshed."
(d) "Elfine is not marrying that man."

13. From where does Flora think there will be opposition to Elfine's choice?
(a) Only Aunt Ada Doom
(b) Amos only.
(c) No one as they will think Elfine is moving upwards in class.
(d) The Starkadder family.

14. Why does Rennett cry?
(a) She wishes she had not married Mr. Mybug.
(b) She spills brandy on her dress.
(c) She always cries at wedddings.
(d) Because she didn't have a pretty wedding.

15. Why is Reuben hard at work?
(a) He wants to clear 10 more acres of land.
(b) He sees himself as primarily responsible for the farm.
(c) He is building muscles for a weight-lifting contest.
(d) He likes to work hard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Aunt Ada Doom called?

2. What does Flora wonder about the sukebind on the mantle?

3. What does the Starkadder tell Flora that is disconcerting?

4. What does Flora think is going on with Richard's mother?

5. What does Flora advice Richard's mother?

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