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

2. Why does Seth rush off?
(a) He is chasing the bull that got out of the pasture.
(b) He wants to meet some woman in the village.
(c) Because he has to catch a train.
(d) So he is not detained by Aunt Ada Doom.

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

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

5. How many pictures of Seth has Judith veiled?
(a) 2000.
(b) 20.
(c) 200.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aunt Ada Doom decide to do which is out of character?

2. To whom does Flora feel a need to speak?

3. What has Aunt Ada Doom called?

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

5. About what does Reuben worry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harkaway tell Flora and what is her response?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What convinces Flora that there is more to Seth than meets the eye and what does it seem she will do about him?

9. What is the parallel between Flora and Mr. Neck?

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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