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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. Where does Connie take a drive to when she thinks she might be pregnant?

2. What does Connie tell Mellors is the real reason for her affair with him?

3. What does Mellors say he needs to have happen in order to take pleasure from a relationship?

4. What does Connie do after her walk with Clifford before her trip?

5. Who helps Connie pack for her trip to Venice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mellors say he would do if he were in charge?

2. What happens when Mellors and Connie make love the night that she tells him she is going to Venice for a month?

3. What happens when Hilda meets Mellors for the first time?

4. What does Connie do when she sees a picture in Mellors' cottage?

5. What does Mrs. Bolton tell Connie is the best feeling in the world while they are in the garden together?

6. What happens when Connie's father meets Mellors?

7. What does Clifford talk to Connie about while he is on a walk with her after her trip?

8. What happens when Connie and Mellors make love for the first time?

9. What does Connie first ask Mrs. Bolton about while they are working in the garden together?

10. What does Connie tell Mellors that gets him upset with her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Much of this plot follows the relationship between Connie and Clifford. How does this relationship change over the course of the plot, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

The relationship between fear and courage is presented in this book. What is this relationship, and where is it displayed in this book? How do the combination of these terms affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Bolton was a minor character in this book who made a huge impact on the plot. How does she accomplish this, and how would the plot have been altered had she not been included in the story line?

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