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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does William adapt to life as a husband and father of three children?
(a) It wears him down, making him haggard and irritable.
(b) He is the happiest he has ever been.
(c) He revels in his life as a father and husband.
(d) He loves the large family and wishes for more children.

2. How old is Ursula when a third child is born to Anna and William?
(a) Ten
(b) Seven
(c) Three
(d) Five

3. What is Ursula's secret weapon toward independence if her studies do not work out?
(a) Starting a seamstress business
(b) Being a woman
(c) Having a tutor
(d) Hiring someone to take the exam for her

4. What is the first woodworking gift Will gives to Anna?
(a) A wooden bowl with carved ivy
(b) A butter stamp with a phoenix on it
(c) A jewelry box carved with birds
(d) Candlesticks with carved flowers

5. How does Anna view her relationship with her cousin Will?
(a) She finds him annoying.
(b) She finds him stupid and useless.
(c) He is her escape from the farm into the outside world.
(d) She is indifferent to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose imminent visit from Nottingham excites the 18-year-old Anna?

2. Who is a great comfort to Ursula while she shrinks away from other people, afraid she is not like them?

3. What does Will ask Mr. and Mrs. Brangwen after he and Anna kiss in the cornfield?

4. What does Ursula wish as she swims with her swimming class mistress?

5. What do Winifred and Ursula do when they are at the bungalow?

(see the answer key)

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