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1 Why are the Pervin siblings having a family meeting?
They're losing their family home, and Mabel has no place to live

They are dividing up the mahogany furniture

They are celebrating their father's birthday

They're deciding on which horses to keep
2 Which of Mabel's brothers is most frequently compared to a horse?
Joe

Malcolm

Fred Henry

Jack
3 Why does Joe give the family dog bacon?
Because he has a soft spot for animals

In order to then tease the dog to make himself feel better about losing the family fortune

Because he just got a raise at his job, and he's feeling generous

Because he doesn't like bacon
4 Why doesn't Joe genuinely care about Mabel's housing situation?
Because as a man, he feels safe in his ability to find employment

Because Joe is convinced that Mabel will land on her feet

Because Joe and Mabel have had a ongoing feud since childhood

Because Joe is also secretly scared of becoming homeless himself
5 What kind of furniture fills the Pervin household?
Handcrafted teak wood

Imported Italian marble

Heavy mahogany furniture

Varnished oak
6 Where do Mabel's brothers want her to move after they lose their house?
To a streetcorner

To their sister Lucy's house in another town

To the guest room of Joe and his new wife's house

To the servant's quarters of a wealthy family
7 Who will Joe work for once he gets married?
His father-in-law

His wife

He will take over his father's business

His more responsible brother, Fred Henry
8 Of the characters in the story, who is most likely to be able to tame a horse?
Fred Henry

Lucy

Malcolm

Joe
9 Joe is described as moving in a...
"Horse-like jaunt"

"Jaunty museau"

"Horsey fashion"

"Jerk-like motion"
10 To which of her family members does/did Mabel feel closest?
Her father

Malcolm

Her mother

Lucy
11 Which character regards the horses with "sang-froid"?
Joe

Mabel

Fred Henry

Malcolm
12 How do Mabel's brothers describe the fixity of her face?
Like a donkey

Like a quarter horse

Like a stone

Like a bull-dog
13 Who does Jack address first when he enters the Pervin household?
Fred Henry

Mabel

Joe

Malcolm
14 What is Joe referring to when he says, "looks bad for the patients," to Jack?
Jack's attitude toward the working class people of the town

The fact that Jack is distracted from surgeries because he is so in love with Mabel

The fact that Jack is depressed because he is so bored with village life

The fact that Jack has a cold while going around treating people for illness
15 During what season does the story take place?
Summer

Spring

Winter

Fall
16 Why does Mabel avoid grocery shopping?
She finds it demeaning to buy the cheapest food in front of the other townspeople

She harvests food from the family farm

She is saving money for when they lose the house

She has a pain in her leg that prevents her from walking long distances
17 Where does Mabel feel the least exposed and vulnerable?
Walking down Main Street in the company of her neighbors

Sitting around the table with her brothers

The cemetery, under the shadow of the church

Oldmeadow, in view of the family horses
18 When did Mabel stop feeling secure in her relationship with her father?
When he decided to sell the family business

When her mother died

Right before he died and changed his will

When he remarried at age 54
19 What kind of flowers does Mabel arrange at her mother's grave?
An array of purple and white flowers

White chrysanthemums

White roses

Pink daisies
20 In the context of the story, a skivvy is a(n)...
undergarment

a piece of meat

female domestic servant

a small boat
21 Draught-horses are...
Race horses

Show horses

Horses used for agricultural labor

Horses used to learn to ride
22 What word best describes Mabel's three brothers as a group?
Serious

Ineffectual

Irresponsible

Dopey
23 Is Mabel the only daughter of the horse dealer?
No, she has one other sister named Lucy

No, she has other sisters but they have all moved away

Yes, she had a sister but she passed away at a young age

Yes, she was the only duaghter born to Joseph Pervin
24 The story takes place in...
the English countryside in the 1880s

the English countryside in the 1920s

London in the the 1920s

Massachusetts in the early 1900s
25 "Haunches" refer to...
the act of a horse dragging a cart

the hind legs of a quadruped

the most tender cut of meat

the front legs of a quadruped

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Consider the dark and depressing diction used by Lawrence as Mabel makes her way to the grave yard, it is pretty sad. This reflects Mabel's own mood of futility and loss,

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