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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're deciding on which horses to keep

They are celebrating their father's birthday
2 Which of Mabel's brothers is most frequently compared to a horse?
Fred Henry

Joe

Jack

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

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

Because he doesn't like bacon

Because he has a soft spot for animals
4 Why doesn't Joe genuinely care about Mabel's housing situation?
Because Joe is convinced that Mabel will land on her feet

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

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

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 guest room of Joe and his new wife's house

To their sister Lucy's house in another town

To the servant's quarters of a wealthy family

To a streetcorner
7 Who will Joe work for once he gets married?
He will take over his father's business

His father-in-law

His more responsible brother, Fred Henry

His wife
8 Of the characters in the story, who is most likely to be able to tame a horse?
Malcolm

Lucy

Fred Henry

Joe
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?
Lucy

Her mother

Her father

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

Joe

Fred Henry

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

Like a donkey

Like a bull-dog

Like a stone
13 Who does Jack address first when he enters the Pervin household?
Joe

Malcolm

Mabel

Fred Henry
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

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

Jack's attitude toward the working class people of the town
15 During what season does the story take place?
Fall

Spring

Winter

Summer
16 Why does Mabel avoid grocery shopping?
She harvests food from the family farm

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
17 Where does Mabel feel the least exposed and vulnerable?
The cemetery, under the shadow of the church

Walking down Main Street in the company of her neighbors

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?
Right before he died and changed his will

When he remarried at age 54

When her mother died

When he decided to sell the family business
19 What kind of flowers does Mabel arrange at her mother's grave?
White roses

White chrysanthemums

An array of purple and white flowers

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

a small boat

a piece of meat

undergarment
21 Draught-horses are...
Race horses

Horses used for agricultural labor

Show horses

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

Serious

Irresponsible

Dopey
23 Is Mabel the only daughter of the horse dealer?
Yes, she had a sister but she passed away at a young age

No, she has one other sister named Lucy

Yes, she was the only duaghter born to Joseph Pervin

No, she has other sisters but they have all moved away
24 The story takes place in...
Massachusetts in the early 1900s

London in the the 1920s

the English countryside in the 1920s

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

the act of a horse dragging a cart

the most tender cut of meat

the front legs of a quadruped

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

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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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