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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Anna's favorite place to stop on the way to the cattle market?
(a) Glasgow
(b) London
(c) Nottingham
(d) Derby

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

4. How does Anna react to her parent's relationship?
(a) She feels alone and unsafe.
(b) She ignores both parents.
(c) She finds peace and can be a child now.
(d) She resents the relationship.

5. How successful is Tom Brangwen at his school studies?
(a) He is the best reader in the class.
(b) His brain is slow, hopeless, and good for nothing.
(c) He is at the top of his class in mathematics
(d) He is above average in all his studies

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 Anna say to Tom that cuts him to the heart?

3. What does Will discover about himself as he kisses Anna in the moonlight?

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

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

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