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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the question William asks himself when he and Anna are constantly tormenting one another?
(a) Will the baby bring them together?
(b) Why can't he leave her?
(c) What gift can he get for Anna?
(d) How can he be nicer to Anna?

2. What does William witness that torments him for the rest of his life?
(a) A violent knifing in Cossethay
(b) An old woman, dead and alone for two weeks
(c) The pregnant Anna, dancing naked in the bedroom
(d) A child drowning in the pond

3. What is Lydia's advice for Ursula as they discuss Lydia's life with her husbands?
(a) Depend upon the people around you.
(b) Take all the blame for things that go wrong.
(c) Be responsible for everyone around you.
(d) Life goes on and don't take too much upon yourself.

4. What is Skrebensky's view on the role of an individual?
(a) Each man lives for his own family
(b) Each man lives for personal wealth
(c) Each man lives for himself
(d) Each man lives for the good of humanity, not himself.

5. What does William do to help him stop worrying about life and relaxing?
(a) He rides his horse through the country side.
(b) He carves wood.
(c) He goes for long walks.
(d) He visits his local church which he loves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom see in the loft of the barn that distresses him, making him feel like an old man?

2. What is the thought about Easter and the Resurrection that Lawrence gives the reader?

3. What do Anna and William go to see that excites him so much?

4. What lesson about life did Ursula learn at an early age after her father insults her for stepping in the seed beds?

5. Why does Lydia feel sorry for her first husband, Paul Lensky?

(see the answer key)

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