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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tom think his brother Alfred feels about him?
(a) Despises him a little
(b) Sees him as a child
(c) Loves him
(d) Favors him over Frank

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

3. How does Lydia emerge from her indifference, becoming a new person?
(a) She decides to move back to Poland.
(b) She falls in love with the vicar.
(c) She lives through her daughter.
(d) She meets Tom Brangwen in Cossethay.

4. What is Anna's initial reaction to her mother's marriage to Tom?
(a) She is angry, wanting to move away.
(b) She is happy to have a father.
(c) She accepts Tom immediately.
(d) She is glad her mother has a husband.

5. Who is the person Anna meets that she considers a real person of consequence?
(a) Frank
(b) Tilly
(c) Tom
(d) Baron Skrebensky

6. What is Ursula's impression of her father?
(a) He is indifferent and loveless to her.
(b) He is cruel and heartless to her.
(c) He is a stranger to her.
(d) He is full of magic and fascination to her.

7. What are William's thoughts about the cathedral as he returns home?
(a) The cathedral doorway to eternity is false.
(b) The cathedral is his doorway to heaven.
(c) The cathedral is his absolute.
(d) The cathedral is his reality.

8. What is Tom contemplating as he stands at the altar with Anna on her wedding day?
(a) Should he take Anna and leave the church?
(b) Should he refuse to give Anna away?
(c) What will his life be like without Anna?
(d) How does a person grow old and become confident?

9. Who invites Anna and William to visit them in Briswell?
(a) Frank Brangwen
(b) Alfred Brangwen
(c) Baron Skrebensky and his new wife, Millicent
(d) Paul Lensky

10. How do Anna's temperament and William's temperament complement one another?
(a) She is the rain. He is the sunshine.
(b) She is the storm. He is the calm.
(c) She is sunlight. He is darkness.
(d) She is arrogant. He is humble.

11. What angers Anna about Will's attitude at church?
(a) He delves into the meaning of the service, ignoring her.
(b) He is too devout.
(c) He is overly passionate about the sermon.
(d) He does not care about mankind.

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

13. When does Ursula feel the most secure, warm, and happy?
(a) When her father returns home
(b) When she is with her baby sister
(c) When the whole family gathers at the table
(d) When her mother is in the house

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

15. What would happen to the women of Cossethay if the vicar, Lord William, and Mrs. Hardy were taken away from them?
(a) They would feel more at ease in public.
(b) They would feel more successful with their lives.
(c) They would feel less intimidated.
(d) They would be heavy, uninspired, and hateful.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Anna feel about herself as she drives to the wedding with her father?

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

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

4. What continues to torment Tom even though he is proud and fulfilled in his marriage?

5. What does Anna find refreshing about the Skrebensky's relationship?

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