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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who dominates the whole wedding party?
(a) Lydia Brangwen
(b) Alfred Brangwen's wife
(c) Tom, Alfred, and Frank Brangwen
(d) Anna and William

5. What does Will Brangwen feel guilty about while he is on his honeymoon?
(a) For shutting himself off from the world
(b) For never wanting to go back to the world
(c) For ignoring Anna
(d) For wanting Anna so much

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the wedding party and guests go after the wedding ceremony?

2. How does Lydia act toward Tom when she becomes pregnant?

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

4. What is the question William asks himself when he and Anna are constantly tormenting one another?

5. What is Tom's attitude toward his own life while his wife is miserable?

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