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

2. To whom does Flora compare favorably to Mr. Mybug?
(a) Seth.
(b) Urk.
(c) Charles.
(d) Richard.

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

4. What does Flora throw herself into doing?
(a) Changing Elfine into a "society" type.
(b) Learning all aspects of farm life.
(c) Saving money so she can get off the farm.
(d) Finding Amos a job.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Flora send to Judith?

2. What do Richard and Elfine announce at the end of the evening?

3. What is an ominous sign when Seth, Flora and Elfine return to Cold Comfort Farm?

4. How is Elfine's entrance onto the ballroom floor?

5. Why does Seth rush off?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Flora's next tidying-up project and how does she start it?

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

4. How do you think the situation with Flora and the bull is symbolic of Flora with the lives of the Starkadders?

5. How are Seth's life and Elfine's life similar?

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

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

8. What actually produces an emotional response from Flora (as opposed to her usual practical nature) and how does Flora deal with the situation?

9. Whose perspective does chapter 14 begin with and what may it portend?

10. What might be the symbolizes of the lights being on when Seth, Elfine and Flora return to Cold Comfort Farm from the ball?

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