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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first woodworking gift Will gives to Anna?
(a) A butter stamp with a phoenix on it
(b) A wooden bowl with carved ivy
(c) A jewelry box carved with birds
(d) Candlesticks with carved flowers

2. What does Brangwen find to replace the desires he has for his wife?
(a) He reads throughout the night.
(b) He spends all his time at the bar.
(c) He works day and night.
(d) He becomes closer to Anna and drinks more.

3. What is it about Anna that leaves William unsatisfied and unfulfilled?
(a) Her flowery innocence
(b) Her maturity
(c) Her ugly nature
(d) Her pregnancy

4. What continues to torment Tom even though he is proud and fulfilled in his marriage?
(a) He yearns for Anna's love because she is his hope.
(b) He worries about the farm and finances.
(c) He worried that his sons will fight over the farm.
(d) He is afraid his sons will not want the farm.

5. How old is Ursula when a third child is born to Anna and William?
(a) Seven
(b) Ten
(c) Three
(d) Five

6. Why is Tom glad that his wife Lydia is there for him on Anna's wedding day?
(a) She will arrange the party after the wedding.
(b) She will tell him what he should do during the ceremony.
(c) She will sustain him among all of the people attending the wedding.
(d) She will help him forget his loss of Anna.

7. What is Anna's initial reaction when the eleven men start singing in the garden of the cottage, outside Anna and Will's window?
(a) Sadness
(b) Amusement
(c) Embarrassment
(d) Fear

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

9. How does William's relationship with Ursula change after the birth of Gudrun?
(a) He ignores her in favor of Gudrun.
(b) He begins to hate Ursula.
(c) Everything Ursula does irritates him.
(d) He takes her to his heart.

10. 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 less intimidated.
(c) They would be heavy, uninspired, and hateful.
(d) They would feel more successful with their lives.

11. What is Lydia's mental state in the last few months of her pregnancy?
(a) She is depressed, cries, and doesn't want Tom near her.
(b) She is spending more time with Tom.
(c) She is looking forward to the baby's birth.
(d) She is always singing and sewing.

12. How does William adapt to life as a husband and father of three children?
(a) It wears him down, making him haggard and irritable.
(b) He is the happiest he has ever been.
(c) He loves the large family and wishes for more children.
(d) He revels in his life as a father and husband.

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

14. What is Anna unable to tell William for four days, while they battle with each other?
(a) She is sorry.
(b) She loves someone else.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She wants to leave him.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Tom find hard to bear when he thinks about Mrs. Lensky?

3. What gift does Tom give Will and Anna for their wedding?

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

5. What does Tom crave more than ever from his wife?

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