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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is one of the relatives Flora contacts?
2. What does Miriam think of the idea of birth control?
3. About what does Flora talk to Reuben?
4. What seems to be Flora's feelings towards Charles?
5. How far is Cold Comfort Farm from the sea?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Flora's solution to her situation?
2. What is ironic about Amos calling Flora "a fornicator"?
3. If you were Miriam and had just delivered a baby, how would you feel about being asked to go wash curtains? Do you think this scene could have any other significance?
4. What is the meaning of the word parody?
5. Describe what Flora learns at her first breakfast at Cold Comfort Farm. What do you think might pique Flora's interest in what she learns?
6. Why is Flora Poste trying to make a decision about her future?
7. Give a very brief synopsis of COLD COMFORT FARM.
8. What does Judith tell Adam and what does this suggest about Cold Comfort Farm?
9. Who is the other Starkadder Flora is beginning to mold in this chapter and what seems to be Flora's plan?
10. Give a brief description of Cold Comfort Farm.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Aunt Ada Doom may be the least likeable character in the novel--at least until the very end of the book. Discuss the following:
1. Fully analyze Aunt Ada Doom's character. Is she a sympathetic character? Likable? Believable?
2. Do you believe Aunt Ada Doom actually "saw something nasty in the woodshed"? Why or why not?
3. Do you believe Aunt Ada Doom is actually crazy? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
The setting for this novel is primarily around Sussex, England, in the 1930s. Discuss the following:
1. Research the setting of Sussex and write a brief description of the area, its climate, the primary means of livelihood, and its location within the island of Britain.
2. Do you think Sussex is a good choice for the setting of this novel? Why or why not?
4. How different do you think the Sussex of the 1930's is from the Sussex of today? Explain some differences and similarities.
5. Examine three scenes in the novel and explain how the setting influences what happens in the action of those scenes.
Essay Topic 3
Chapter 3 gives an overview of Cold Comfort Farm and some of the main characters of the farm. Discuss the following:
1. What is a Gothic Novel? Give examples.
2. Though COLD COMFORT FARM is not fully a Gothic Novel, what elements in the novel are ones you might find in a Gothic novel? Give examples.
3. Do you think the Gothic elements in the novel add to the novel's purpose? Why or why not?
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