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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 is being built in place of what is being torn down during Connie's drive?

2. What does Connie see in a picture in Mellors' cottage?

3. Where does Connie go for a walk with Clifford after her trip to Venice?

4. Who does Connie visit after she makes love to Mellors for the first time?

5. Where do Mellors and Connie make love for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Connie tell Clifford she was doing during the storm and how does he respond?

2. What causes Connie to feel more lonely than ever at Wragby Hall?

3. How does Mrs. Bolton find out about the affair between Mellors and Connie?

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

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

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

7. What do Connie and Mellors do in the woods together just before Connie leaves for Venice?

8. What happens when Mellors' wife comes to his cottage?

9. What does Mellors ask Connie after they make love for the first time?

10. What does Mellors say about his first girlfriends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were many characters in this book who were manipulated and persuaded to do things they did not want to do. What are some of these instances, and how are those characters affected by the manipulation?

Essay Topic 2

Compassion and empathy is a theme present in a number of places in the plot. What are some of the best examples of this theme, and how does the presence of this theme affect the outcome of this book?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was an emotion that affected a number of the characters in this book. Which characters are most affected by despair, and how does this change the course of the plot branches they are involved in?

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