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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the bitter lesson Tom learns after his son is born?
(a) He wants to be with other women.
(b) He does not want Lydia as much as he used to.
(c) Lydia does not want him as much as he wants her.
(d) Lydia does not want him ever again.

3. What is Tom's secret desire for Anna?
(a) He hopes she will marry a rich man.
(b) He hopes she will return to Poland when she grows up.
(c) He hopes to make her a lady.
(d) He hopes she will take over the farm someday.

4. How does Lydia emerge from her indifference, becoming a new person?
(a) She falls in love with the vicar.
(b) She lives through her daughter.
(c) She meets Tom Brangwen in Cossethay.
(d) She decides to move back to Poland.

5. What would happen to the women of Cossethay if the vicar, Lord William, and Mrs. Hardy were taken away from them?
(a) They would feel more successful with their lives.
(b) They would feel more at ease in public.
(c) They would feel less intimidated.
(d) They would be heavy, uninspired, and hateful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Anna's reaction when Tom carries her into the barn?

2. What do Lydia and Tom discover about each other after two years of marriage?

3. How does Anna react as she sits at the bar while Tom goes to sell his cow at the cattle market?

4. Who does Tom believe he is destined to marry?

5. Where is Anna's favorite place to stop on the way to the cattle market?

(see the answer key)

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