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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the wedding party and guests go after the wedding ceremony?
(a) To the church hall for dinner and dancing
(b) To Alfred Brangwen's house for a reception
(c) To the Marsh farm for a large meal
(d) To the pub for drinks

2. Why does the care of the farm fall upon Tom's shoulders when he is eighteen?
(a) His father feels he is ready to take on the responsibility
(b) His father falls off the stack, breaking his neck.
(c) His mother forces him to do the farming.
(d) His brother, Alfred, tells his he has to do the farming.

3. What does Tom say a man's soul and a woman's soul united in marriage becomes?
(a) A happy couple
(b) Everlasting partners
(c) An angel
(d) Soul mates

4. What gift does Tom give Will and Anna for their wedding?
(a) He gives them his favorite stallion.
(b) He gives them a cottage in Cossethay.
(c) He gives them a horse and carriage.
(d) He gives them a share in the farm.

5. How does Lydia act toward Tom when she becomes pregnant?
(a) She wants to be with Tom constantly.
(b) She is constantly talking about the new baby.
(c) She is full of life and laughter.
(d) She becomes silent and distant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the person Anna meets that she considers a real person of consequence?

3. What does Tom crave more than ever from his wife?

4. Why does the town of Cossethay grow quickly, making the Brangwen's richer?

5. What do Paul, a young doctor, and Lydia Lensky, a nurse, represent in Poland?

(see the answer key)

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