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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Tom find the end of youth's passionate desire, losing his individuality?
(a) After three days of constant brandy drinking
(b) After three days of praying
(c) After three days of working in the fields
(d) After three days of silence and solitude

2. Who does Tom believe he is destined to marry?
(a) Anna
(b) Tilly's sister
(c) The vicar's daughter
(d) The Polish widow, Mrs. Lensky

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

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

5. What does Tom find hard to bear when he thinks about Mrs. Lensky?
(a) He can't bear that she was married before.
(b) He can't stand that she has a daughter.
(c) He can't stand that they are complete strangers to each other.
(d) He can't bear that she is six years older than he is.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Tom finally meet Mrs. Lensky, carrying on a conversation with her?

3. How does Tom react when Anna refuses to let Tilly put her in her nightdress?

4. How does Tom feel as he watches his wife in the pain of childbirth?

5. What does Brangwen find to replace the desires he has for his wife?

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