2. How do Flora and Adam drive back to Cold Comfort?
(a) Adam having a monologue to point out all the sights.
(b) Arguing.
(c) Exchanging funny stories.
(d) Almost in complete silence.

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

4. What does Seth like to do with women?
(a) He eats women.
(b) He treats them like ladies.
(c) He slaps them around a little.
(d) Nothing; he does not like women.

5. What does Adam call Flora several times?
(a) Young miss.
(b) Robert Poste's child.
(c) Lady Poste.
(d) Miss Lady Poste.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Flora offer Miriam to wash the curtains?

2. Why does Reuben eye Flora with some hostility?

3. Who admits giving his daughter chicken feathers?

4. What is difficult for Flora about Reuben?

5. What does Flora decline?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the topic of the book Mr. Mybug is writing and what is Flora's reaction to hearing about it?

3. What is Flora's solution to her situation?

4. What does Flora realize she will have to do if she is going to fix the lives of the Starkadders?

5. If you were Miriam and had just delivered a baby, how would you feel about being asked to go wash curtains? Do you think this scene could have any other significance?

6. What at the opening to chapter 5 demonstrates Flora is no "farm gal"?

7. What would be an apt title for this chapter and why?

8. How does Flora put one plan into action to help two of the Starkadder men--Reuben and Amos--to fill a role that is most suited to them?

9. Briefly characterize each of the main Starkadders introduced in Chapter 3.

10. Describe Flora's conversation with Reuben about Cold Comfort Farm; do you think Flora is sincere?

(see the answer keys)

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