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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miriam think of the idea of birth control?
(a) It is contrary to nature.
(b) It's a splendid idea.
(c) She doesn't understand the technique.
(d) It couldn't work.

2. How long has it been since old Mrs. Starkadder has left her room?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 1 month.

3. What is Adam doing when Flora comes downstairs?
(a) Playing a harmonica.
(b) Whittling.
(c) Snoring.
(d) Cutting turnips and watching the livestock through an open door.

4. Of what does Amos accuse Flora?
(a) Thievery.
(b) Condemnation to hell.
(c) Fornication.
(d) Deceit.

5. How does Adam try to get out of picking up Flora?
(a) By pretending the horse is lame.
(b) By taking the sheep to the upper meadow.
(c) By oversleeping.
(d) By feigning an attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Flora decline?

2. With whom is Flora going to stay temporarily?

3. What does Flora suggest Amos do?

4. What has Flora been doing in the last three days?

5. How would one characterize Amos Starkadder's personality?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the twig which Adam uses to wash dishes perhaps symbolic of Adam as a man?

2. Briefly characterize each of the main Starkadders introduced in Chapter 3.

3. What does Mrs. Beetle tell Flora about her grandchildren and what is Flora's reaction?

4. What is the meaning of the word parody?

5. What self-imposed task seems next to impossible once Flora is confronted with the realities of Cold Comfort Farm?

6. Why is Flora frustrated about her time at Cold Comfort Farm and do you think she is being unrealistic in her expectations?

7. What is Flora's solution to her situation?

8. What does Flora realize she will have to do if she is going to fix the lives of the Starkadders?

9. Give a very brief synopsis of COLD COMFORT FARM.

10. How does Miriam react to Flora's information about birth control and how is that reaction a reversal of roles between her and her mother?

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