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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who offers to rescue Flora in his plane?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Amo.
(c) Reuben.
(d) Charles.

2. At first, what request from Flora does Miriam refuse?
(a) Washing the curtains.
(b) Taking a bath.
(c) Giving up her baby for adoption.
(d) Telling Flora who the father of the baby is.

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

4. Where does Flora go?
(a) To the general store.
(b) To the train station.
(c) To the attic.
(d) To Miriam's hut.

5. What does Flora ask of Judith?
(a) Flora asks to retire to her rooms and rest before meeting the rest of the family.
(b) A ride back to the train station the next day.
(c) Why Adam doesn't call her by her name.
(d) Why it is so gloomy inside.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what shape is the farm layout?

2. Who is Richard Hawk-Monitor?

3. What is the nickname for Cold Comfort Farm?

4. What does Flora suggest Amos do?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a probable foreshadowing in this chapter and why do you think so?

2. Why is Flora Poste trying to make a decision about her future?

3. What is the meaning of the word parody?

4. What do you think is the significance of Adam calling Flora "Robert Poste's child" in their few exchanges?

5. To which relatives does Flora write?

6. Which reply from the relatives seems most intriguing and why?

7. How does Flora's plan begin to blossom for getting Amos Starkadder "out of the picture"?

8. How does Miriam react to Flora's information about birth control and how is that reaction a reversal of roles between her and her mother?

9. What self-imposed task seems next to impossible once Flora is confronted with the realities of Cold Comfort Farm?

10. What do you think the postcard Flora receives might mean?

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