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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 one of the relatives Flora contacts?

2. When Flora awakes later again, what does she decide?

3. What is Miriam's response after Flora's offer?

4. Of what type of novel is COLD COMFORT FARM a parody?

5. What happens to Miriam?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What demonstrates Judith's rather bizarre attachment to her son, Seth?

3. Give a very brief synopsis of COLD COMFORT FARM.

4. Why is Flora Poste trying to make a decision about her future?

5. 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?

6. How does Flora's plan begin to blossom for getting Amos Starkadder "out of the picture"?

7. What do you think is the significance of Adam calling Flora "Robert Poste's child" in their few exchanges?

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

9. What is ironic about Amos calling Flora "a fornicator"?

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

Some readers might argue that Flora is an empathetic character despite her meddling ways. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to be an empathetic character? Give examples from other books/stories you have read.

2. Do you think Flora is an empathetic character? Why or why not? Give examples to support your stance.

3. If Flora is an empathetic character, does this make her meddling more honorable or justifiable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

There are a number of themes in this novel, one of the most pervasive is that of Cold Comfort Farm being cursed. Discuss the following:

1. How is Cold Comfort Farm cursed? Give examples

2. Do you think the farm is truly cursed? If not, what other reasons might there be that the farm does not prosper as it could?

3. How is the "curse" lifted? Will it stay that way do you think? Why or why not? Give examples.

Essay Topic 3

Aunt Ada Doom may be the least likeable character in the novel--at least until the very end of the book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully analyze Aunt Ada Doom's character. Is she a sympathetic character? Likable? Believable?

2. Do you believe Aunt Ada Doom actually "saw something nasty in the woodshed"? Why or why not?

3. Do you believe Aunt Ada Doom is actually crazy? Why or why not?

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