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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 Flora notice about Cold Comfort Farm?
(a) It is immaculate.
(b) It no longer looks gloomy and depressing.
(c) It still seems gloomy and depressing.
(d) It is getting more and more residents.

2. Who does Reuben settle upon for marriage?
(a) Miriam.
(b) No one.
(c) Mark Dolour's daughter.
(d) Rennie.

3. Where does Flora take Elfine?
(a) To London to meet Richard.
(b) To London to get fitted for the upcoming ball.
(c) To Howling to meet Mr. Mybug.
(d) To Howling to meet with a tailor.

4. What romance seems to be suddenly blooming?
(a) Between Flora and Reuben.
(b) Between Rennett and Mr. Mybug.
(c) Between Reubenand Elfine.
(d) None.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is next on Flora's agenda to be fixed?

2. What does Flora throw herself into doing?

3. What does Flora supervise?

4. What has Aunt Ada Doom called?

5. What does not calm Flora?

Short Essay Questions

1. What fairy tale does Elfine's debut at the dance seem most like?

2. What does Flora ask Aunt Ada Doom about Flora's father and what is the answer?

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

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

5. What is the significance of the sukebind?

6. What does Aunt Ada Doom want on the morning of Elfine's wedding and what might her request symbolize?

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

8. What might be the symbolizes of the lights being on when Seth, Elfine and Flora return to Cold Comfort Farm from the ball?

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

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

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