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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tom feel as he watches his wife in the pain of childbirth?
(a) He just wants it to be over.
(b) His heart is tortured, yet he is at peace.
(c) He is indifferent to her moans of pain.
(d) He wishes they weren't having a baby.

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

3. How does Anna get along with other children?
(a) She dominates them, feeling they are inferior.
(b) She sees them as equals and has many friends.
(c) She gets along with everyone.
(d) She loves being around other children.

4. What is Tom's reaction to Lydia after they are married and the guests leave?
(a) He is ecstatic with joy and cannot wait to hold her.
(b) He is rough and cruel to her.
(c) He is indifferent to his new wife.
(d) He is terrified at her strangeness and cannot meet her eyes.

5. What is Anna's initial reaction to her mother's marriage to Tom?
(a) She is happy to have a father.
(b) She is angry, wanting to move away.
(c) She accepts Tom immediately.
(d) She is glad her mother has a husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason Tom Brangwen's wife believes the vicar's children are seen as superior to her own?

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

3. Why does the care of the farm fall upon Tom's shoulders when he is eighteen?

4. How does Anna react to her parent's relationship?

5. When do Effie and Tom begin fiercely quarreling with each other?

(see the answer key)

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