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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. What does Aunt Ada Doom keep thinking?
(a) About how lucky they were that Flora came to Cold Comfort Farm.
(b) About what she should do now.
(c) About what she saw in the woodshed for real.
(d) About how many more Starkadder's will be leaving the farm.

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

3. Why is Seth happy to be going to the ball?
(a) He hopes the women will all oogle him.
(b) The women won't be after him.
(c) He wants to try out some new dance steps.
(d) He wants to meet his future brother-in-law.

4. What does Flora want to know from Aunt Ada Doom?
(a) What she really saw in the woodshed.
(b) Why Aunt Ada Doom wasted her life.
(c) Nothing.
(d) How Flora's father was wronged.

5. What does Flora wonder about the sukebind on the mantle?
(a) If when the sukebind buds open, all the trouble begins.
(b) If it is the thing that is so aromatic.
(c) If it is poisonous.
(d) If it is symbolic of something.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Aunt Ada Doom say they must get on with the feast?

2. Who is meeting Flora and Judith for lunch?

3. About what is Adam in shock?

4. From where does Flora think there will be opposition to Elfine's choice?

5. Who plans to motor down to Cold Comfort Farm in the next couple days?

Short Essay Questions

1. What fairy tale does Elfine's debut at the dance seem most like?

2. What is ironic about the scene with Urk and Miriam?

3. What do you think is the symbolic meaning of Flora having the sukebind removed?

4. Do you think Aunt Ada Doom is "doomed" to misery?

5. Describe Aunt Ada Doom's appearance and behavior in the downstairs when Flora and the others walk in after the ball.

6. What is the significance of the sukebind?

7. What does Flora give Elfine to help her and do you think it will?

8. How do you think Flora is feeling by the end of the wedding?

9. How is Aunt Ada Doom's manipulative efforts symbolic of the change that is occurring to the Starkadder clan?

10. What does Flora ask Aunt Ada Doom about Flora's father and what is the answer?

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