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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mellors threaten to do a few days after he meets Connie by chance?

2. Who takes the role of what Connie does for Clifford at night?

3. What does Mellors do in 1915?

4. What does Connie do before going to bed after she delivers the letter to Mellors?

5. What is Mellors doing when Connie sees him after she starts to feel better during her depression?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Bolton do with Clifford during the evenings?

2. What does Clifford ask of Connie in Chapter 4, and how does she respond?

3. What happens when Connie sees Mellors in the woods for the second time?

4. What does Connie feel cheated of in her life, and who does she blame for this after delivering the letter to Mellors?

5. What does Michaelis do for a living, and what are his goals for his profession?

6. Why does Michaelis come back to Wragby Hall in Chapter 6?

7. What does Connie do before going to bed after she sees Mellors washing?

8. What is the only time that Connie still spends with her husband during her depression, and how does she feel about it?

9. What happens when Constance's father visits Constance and Clifford at Wragby Hall for the first time?

10. What is Connie's reaction to the surprising plan that Clifford presents to her when they are walking together in the woods?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sexuality is a theme presented in a number of places in this plot, and is manifested in a number of different ways. Choose a few of these instances and compare and contrast them. How are they different in their manifestations of this sensitive theme?

Essay Topic 2

The separation of classes is quite a significant theme in this book. What are these classes, and how does this separation affect the characters belonging to them?

Essay Topic 3

Many characters in this book are forced to sacrifice much in order to obtain their goals. Who are some of these characters, and how do their sacrifices affect the other characters around them? Are these sacrifices worth the reward? Why or why not?

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