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1 Why are the Pervin siblings having a family meeting?
They are dividing up the mahogany furniture

They are celebrating their father's birthday

They're deciding on which horses to keep

They're losing their family home, and Mabel has no place to live
2 Which of Mabel's brothers is most frequently compared to a horse?
Joe

Jack

Malcolm

Fred Henry
3 Why does Joe give the family dog bacon?
Because he just got a raise at his job, and he's feeling generous

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 doesn't like bacon
4 Why doesn't Joe genuinely care about Mabel's housing situation?
Because Joe is convinced that Mabel will land on her feet

Because Joe and Mabel have had a ongoing feud since childhood

Because as a man, he feels safe in his ability to find employment

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

Heavy mahogany furniture

Varnished oak

Imported Italian marble
6 Where do Mabel's brothers want her to move after they lose their house?
To the servant's quarters of a wealthy family

To their sister Lucy's house in another town

To a streetcorner

To the guest room of Joe and his new wife's house
7 Who will Joe work for once he gets married?
His more responsible brother, Fred Henry

His wife

His father-in-law

He will take over his father's business
8 Of the characters in the story, who is most likely to be able to tame a horse?
Joe

Malcolm

Fred Henry

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

"Horsey fashion"

"Jerk-like motion"

"Jaunty museau"
10 To which of her family members does/did Mabel feel closest?
Her father

Malcolm

Lucy

Her mother
11 Which character regards the horses with "sang-froid"?
Mabel

Fred Henry

Joe

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

Like a bull-dog

Like a donkey

Like a quarter horse
13 Who does Jack address first when he enters the Pervin household?
Malcolm

Fred Henry

Joe

Mabel
14 What is Joe referring to when he says, "looks bad for the patients," to Jack?
The fact that Jack is distracted from surgeries because he is so in love with Mabel

Jack's attitude toward the working class people of the town

The fact that Jack has a cold while going around treating people for illness

The fact that Jack is depressed because he is so bored with village life
15 During what season does the story take place?
Fall

Winter

Spring

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

She has a pain in her leg that prevents her from walking long distances

She is saving money for when they lose the house

She harvests food from the family farm
17 Where does Mabel feel the least exposed and vulnerable?
Walking down Main Street in the company of her neighbors

The cemetery, under the shadow of the church

Sitting around the table with her brothers

Oldmeadow, in view of the family horses
18 When did Mabel stop feeling secure in her relationship with her father?
When her mother died

When he decided to sell the family business

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 roses

White chrysanthemums

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

a piece of meat

female domestic servant

undergarment
21 Draught-horses are...
Horses used to learn to ride

Race horses

Show horses

Horses used for agricultural labor
22 What word best describes Mabel's three brothers as a group?
Ineffectual

Irresponsible

Dopey

Serious
23 Is Mabel the only daughter of the horse dealer?
Yes, she was the only duaghter born to Joseph Pervin

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
24 The story takes place in...
Massachusetts in the early 1900s

the English countryside in the 1920s

London in the the 1920s

the English countryside in the 1880s
25 "Haunches" refer to...
the front legs of a quadruped

the most tender cut of meat

the hind legs of a quadruped

the act of a horse dragging a cart

Mabel's brother Joe tells her that she should consider seeking employment as a servent.

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