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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23 and 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does James make the children promise not to use their money to purchase?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Candy.
(c) Toys.
(d) Liquor.

2. Now that Julia is no longer a virgin, what does Richard say that she has no hope for?
(a) Finding a husband.
(b) Starting a family.
(c) Getting a job.
(d) Inheriting Wideacre.

3. Why does Julia state that she has called off her engagement to James?
(a) Because he is constantly drunk.
(b) Because she was never in love with him.
(c) Because he has lost all his money gambling.
(d) Because he has been unfaithful to her.

4. As Julia explains it to Ralph, why doesn't she have a horse?
(a) Because she is too terrified to learn to ride a horse.
(b) Because her Uncle John hasn't found a proper horse for her yet.
(c) Because she has an allergy to horse fur.
(d) Because her Uncle John cannot afford another horse.

5. How does Julia find out that she is pregnant?
(a) She is constantly sick and guesses it about herself.
(b) She takes a pregnancy test.
(c) The doctor feels the baby kick in her stomach.
(d) Her mother can tell by the glow in her face.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Uncle John think that it is necessary to change the way that the employees are paid?

2. What animal does Ralph regularly poach from the river?

3. In which country are there rebellions leading to beheadings, as mentioned in the novel?

4. What does Rosie Dench embroider?

5. How is it rumored that Wideacre grows such a prosperous harvest?

(see the answer key)

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