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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Mrs. Beetle?
2. What does Flora subtly suggest to Reuben?
3. To what does Aunt Judith Starkadder refer in her letter?
4. In what shape is the farm layout?
5. Of what does Amos accuse Flora?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what Flora learns at her first breakfast at Cold Comfort Farm. What do you think might pique Flora's interest in what she learns?
2. To which relatives does Flora write?
3. Give a brief description of Cold Comfort Farm.
4. Why is Flora frustrated about her time at Cold Comfort Farm and do you think she is being unrealistic in her expectations?
5. Describe Flora's conversation with Reuben about Cold Comfort Farm; do you think Flora is sincere?
6. Why is Flora Poste trying to make a decision about her future?
7. 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?
8. What is ironic about Amos calling Flora "a fornicator"?
9. What surprises Flora about Mrs. Beetle and how do you interpret Flora's reaction to Mrs. Beetle?
10. What would be an apt title for this chapter and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
COLD COMFORT FARM is a parody of late eighteenth/early nineteenth century naturalism literature, such as novels by D.H. Lawrence and Thomas Hardy. Discuss the following:
1. What is the definition of naturalism literature? Give several examples.
2. How does this novel parody naturalism literature?
3. Do you think this is an effective parody? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
The setting for this novel is primarily around Sussex, England, in the 1930s. Discuss the following:
1. Research the setting of Sussex and write a brief description of the area, its climate, the primary means of livelihood, and its location within the island of Britain.
2. Do you think Sussex is a good choice for the setting of this novel? Why or why not?
4. How different do you think the Sussex of the 1930's is from the Sussex of today? Explain some differences and similarities.
5. Examine three scenes in the novel and explain how the setting influences what happens in the action of those scenes.
Essay Topic 3
Chapter 3 gives an overview of Cold Comfort Farm and some of the main characters of the farm. Discuss the following:
1. What is a Gothic Novel? Give examples.
2. Though COLD COMFORT FARM is not fully a Gothic Novel, what elements in the novel are ones you might find in a Gothic novel? Give examples.
3. Do you think the Gothic elements in the novel add to the novel's purpose? Why or why not?
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