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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tom's reaction when Mrs. Lensky agrees to marry him?
(a) He nods his head and heads for home.
(b) He passes out.
(c) He picks her up, dancing around the room.
(d) He has to sit down, sealed in oblivion.

2. How does Will react to Anna's preparations for a tea party?
(a) He can't wait to see other people.
(b) He is glad to be back in the world.
(c) He is excited, helping with the cleaning.
(d) He is angry, retreating into blackness.

3. How does Lydia act toward Tom when she becomes pregnant?
(a) She wants to be with Tom constantly.
(b) She is constantly talking about the new baby.
(c) She is full of life and laughter.
(d) She becomes silent and distant.

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

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 goes for long walks.
(c) He visits his local church which he loves.
(d) He carves wood.

6. Whose imminent visit from Nottingham excites the 18-year-old Anna?
(a) Her real father
(b) Her cousin Will
(c) Her friend, Tilly
(d) Her Uncle Alfred

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

8. Where does Tom take Anna as she hysterically cries for her mother?
(a) He takes her to her bed, demanding that she stop crying.
(b) He takes her in the quiet, warm barn to feed the cows.
(c) He takes her to her mother.
(d) He takes her to the kitchen for a glass of water.

9. Why does Tom love to visit Anna and William?
(a) Because he misses Anna
(b) Because it keeps him from work
(c) Because he likes to get away from home
(d) Because they are glowing and full of life

10. How does Anna get along with other children?
(a) She loves being around other children.
(b) She sees them as equals and has many friends.
(c) She dominates them, feeling they are inferior.
(d) She gets along with everyone.

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

12. What does Anna find refreshing about the Skrebensky's relationship?
(a) They are free in their isolation and detachment from one another.
(b) They are as one person, totally involved with each other.
(c) They always hold hands.
(d) They smile at one another intimately.

13. What is Anna's reaction when Tom carries her into the barn?
(a) She knocks over the cow's food pail.
(b) She screams hysterically.
(c) She kicks and screams.
(d) She becomes quiet and still.

14. How does Tom feel about himself after meeting Alfred's lover, the lady, Mrs. Forbes?
(a) He regrets taking over the farm and not making more of his life.
(b) He is thankful that he doesn't need to live up to a lady's expectations.
(c) He is content with his way of life.
(d) He is glad he has the quiet life of a farmer.

15. Why does William begin to hate Anna as she talks to him about the carvings in the cathedral?
(a) She tells him he will never be awed as she is with the cathedral.
(b) She insults his carving abilities as she looks at the carvings in the church.
(c) She is destroying another one of his illusions.
(d) She is more passionate about the cathedral than he is.

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 is the description of the relationship between Anna and William in this chapter?

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

4. How does Will view Anna as they wait to be married?

5. What is Anna's initial reaction to her mother's marriage to Tom?

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