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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. Who decorates the farm?
(a) Aunt Ada Doom.
(b) Flora and Mrs. Beetle.
(c) Miriam.
(d) Flora and Miriam.

2. What does the Starkadder tell Flora that is disconcerting?
(a) That she is running away to London.
(b) That he is slated to marry Flora.
(c) That he is running away to London.
(d) There are other Starkadder females in the area.

3. What does Flora advice Richard's mother?
(a) To try to convince Charles to give the baby up for adoption since it isn't his.
(b) To keep Elfine away from her family until the wedding.
(c) To welcome Elfine with open arms and she will never have a more loyal daughter-in-law.
(d) Flora does not know what to say to Richard's mother.

4. Where do Flora and Elfine go that night?
(a) No where.
(b) To the Bowler's Club dinner and dance.
(c) To the ballet.
(d) To the theater.

5. Who is the woman in a grand leather flying kit?
(a) Aunt Ada Doom's sister.
(b) Flora.
(c) Aunt Ada Doom.
(d) Elfine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Reuben settle upon for marriage?

2. Where does Flora secure rooms for her and Elfine?

3. What do Richard and Elfine announce at the end of the evening?

4. What day is it at the opening to this chapter?

5. Of what does the atmosphere in the family gathering remind Flora?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you think it says about Dick that he has decided to ask Elfine to marry him after she has made herself gorgeous?

2. Do you think Aunt Ada Doom is "doomed" to misery?

3. Whose perspective does chapter 14 begin with and what may it portend?

4. What does Flora give Elfine to help her and do you think it will?

5. How are Seth's life and Elfine's life similar?

6. What is the significance of the sukebind?

7. What is the parallel between Flora and Mr. Neck?

8. What does Dr. Mudel suggest to "fix" Judith Starkadder and what do you think is Judith's fixation that is causing problems?

9. How is Aunt Ada Doom's manipulative efforts symbolic of the change that is occurring to the Starkadder clan?

10. What do you think is the symbolic meaning of Flora having the sukebind removed?

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