LitLovers - Quiz: A Horse Dealer's Daughter by D.H. Lawrence

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	LitCourse 9 How to Read: Symbolism Name: 1. In what way is brother Joe a symbolic horse? A. He is stupid and controlled by life's events. B. He is swift, strong, and proud like a horse. C. He will become a horse dealer like his father. D. He controls people and situations around him. E. He is a signifier of perfect modality. 2. Jack Fergusson fears Mabel because ... A. She packs a pistol. B. Her intelligence is greater than his. C. She can outswim him; in fact, he can't swim. D. He senses her power. E. She reminds him of his domineering mother. 3. What is Mabel's attitude toward her mother's death? A. She misses her. B. She wishes to be with her. C. She prefers the world of the dead. D. All of the above. E. None of the above. 4. Jack's rescue of Mabel ... A. Relieves him of any obligation to the family B. Drives him to the brink of insanity C. Comes too late to save her D. Gains him civic recognition E. Plunges him unwillingly into sexuality 5. Archetypal symbols are ... A. Timeless, universal patterns B. Temporary blips in our imagination C. Amorphous bits of detritus D. Latent dreams E. E is correct. 6. Mabel is her father's daughter because ... A. She will carry on the family business. B. He loved her above all the others. C. Like him, she knows how to take charge. D. She has secretly horded the family funds. E. Her brothers are, in reality, her cousins. 7. Why will Jack become a "subject animal"? 8. Can you identify common themes in this story and in the Cinderella and Snow White folk tales?

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