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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Tom feel about his new son?
(a) He adores his new son and wants to hold him constantly.
(b) He loves Anna more than his own son.
(c) He loves his son more than his step-daughter, Anna.
(d) He wishes he had a baby girl instead.

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 terrified at her strangeness and cannot meet her eyes.
(c) He is indifferent to his new wife.
(d) He is rough and cruel to her.

5. Why does the town of Cossethay grow quickly, making the Brangwen's richer?
(a) The town offers public education
(b) The Midland Railway comes down the valley.
(c) There is a goldrush.
(d) More people are getting married and having children

Short Answer Questions

1. Where have generations of Brangwens lived?

2. What is Lydia's mental state in the last few months of her pregnancy?

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

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

5. How does Anna feel about Tom after the baby is born?

(see the answer key)

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