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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. What does Flora send to Judith?

2. How is the church decorated?

3. Why does Rennett cry?

4. How are Dick and Elfine leaving?

5. What romance seems to be suddenly blooming?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harkaway tell Flora and what is her response?

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

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

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

5. What is Flora's next tidying-up project and how does she start it?

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

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

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

9. What convinces Flora that there is more to Seth than meets the eye and what does it seem she will do about him?

10. How do you think Flora is feeling by the end of the wedding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are a number of themes in this novel, one of the most pervasive is that of Cold Comfort Farm being cursed. Discuss the following:

1. How is Cold Comfort Farm cursed? Give examples

2. Do you think the farm is truly cursed? If not, what other reasons might there be that the farm does not prosper as it could?

3. How is the "curse" lifted? Will it stay that way do you think? Why or why not? Give examples.

Essay Topic 2

Some readers might argue that Flora is an empathetic character despite her meddling ways. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to be an empathetic character? Give examples from other books/stories you have read.

2. Do you think Flora is an empathetic character? Why or why not? Give examples to support your stance.

3. If Flora is an empathetic character, does this make her meddling more honorable or justifiable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 6, Flora meets Miriam, whose character parodies works by writers such as D.H. Lawrence who expounded on sexuality in nature. Discuss the following:

1. What is the naturalism view on sexuality in nature? Describe how Miriam's character exhibits this concept.

2. How else does this theme manifest in the book? Give examples.

3. Do you think Miriam's nature is transformed or will it stay the same in her marriage to Urk? Why or why not?

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