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1 Why are the Pervin siblings having a family meeting?

They're deciding on which horses to keep

They're losing their family home, and Mabel has no place to live

They are celebrating their father's birthday

They are dividing up the mahogany furniture
2 Which of Mabel's brothers is most frequently compared to a horse?

Malcolm

Fred Henry

Joe

Jack
3 Why does Joe give the family dog bacon?

Because he doesn't like bacon

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

Because he has a soft spot for animals

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

Imported Italian marble

Heavy mahogany furniture

Varnished oak
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 the servant's quarters of a wealthy family

To their sister Lucy's house in another town

To a streetcorner
7 Who will Joe work for once he gets married?

His wife

His more responsible brother, Fred Henry

He will take over his father's business

His father-in-law
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"

"Jaunty museau"

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

Malcolm

Lucy

Her mother

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

Joe

Malcolm

Mabel

Fred Henry
12 How do Mabel's brothers describe the fixity of her face?

Like a donkey

Like a stone

Like a bull-dog

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

Mabel

Malcolm

Joe

Fred Henry
14 What is Joe referring to when he says, "looks bad for the patients," to Jack?

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

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

The fact that Jack is distracted from surgeries because he is so in love with Mabel
15 During what season does the story take place?

Spring

Summer

Fall

Winter
16 Why does Mabel avoid grocery shopping?

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

She finds it demeaning to buy the cheapest food in front of the other townspeople
17 Where does Mabel feel the least exposed and vulnerable?

Sitting around the table with her brothers

Oldmeadow, in view of the family horses

The cemetery, under the shadow of the church

Walking down Main Street in the company of her neighbors
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 he decided to sell the family business

When her mother died
19 What kind of flowers does Mabel arrange at her mother's grave?

Pink daisies

An array of purple and white flowers

White roses

White chrysanthemums
20 In the context of the story, a skivvy is a(n)...

female domestic servant

a piece of meat

a small boat

undergarment
21 Draught-horses are...

Horses used for agricultural labor

Horses used to learn to ride

Race horses

Show horses
22 What word best describes Mabel's three brothers as a group?

Ineffectual

Dopey

Irresponsible

Serious
23 Is Mabel the only daughter of the horse dealer?

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

No, she has one other sister named Lucy
24 The story takes place in...

the English countryside in the 1880s

Massachusetts in the early 1900s

the English countryside in the 1920s

London in the the 1920s
25 "Haunches" refer to...

the most tender cut of meat

the front legs of a quadruped

the hind legs of a quadruped

the act of a horse dragging a cart

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