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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Will ask Mr. and Mrs. Brangwen after he and Anna kiss in the cornfield?
(a) He asks for her hand in marriage.
(b) He asks that they tell Anna he is leaving.
(c) He asks if he can work on the farm.
(d) He asks if he can court Anna.

2. Why is Millicent Skrebensky annoyed with William?
(a) Because he is irritated with her
(b) Because he objects to her antics
(c) Because he raises his voice rudely to her
(d) Because he is uncritical and courteous to her

3. How does Will react to Anna's preparations for a tea party?
(a) He is angry, retreating into blackness.
(b) He is glad to be back in the world.
(c) He can't wait to see other people.
(d) He is excited, helping with the cleaning.

4. What is Tom's reaction to Lydia after they are married and the guests leave?
(a) He is rough and cruel to her.
(b) He is terrified at her strangeness and cannot meet her eyes.
(c) He is ecstatic with joy and cannot wait to hold her.
(d) He is indifferent to his new wife.

5. What do Lydia and Tom discover about each other after two years of marriage?
(a) They find they will never know one another.
(b) They realize they do not belong together.
(c) They find fulfillment in each other.
(d) They discover they do not love one another.

6. Who dominates the whole wedding party?
(a) Lydia Brangwen
(b) Alfred Brangwen's wife
(c) Tom, Alfred, and Frank Brangwen
(d) Anna and William

7. Who is the person Anna meets that she considers a real person of consequence?
(a) Tom
(b) Frank
(c) Baron Skrebensky
(d) Tilly

8. What is Tom's attitude toward his own life while his wife is miserable?
(a) He is always happy.
(b) He doesn't care that his wife is in misery.
(c) He keeps the pain at the bottom of his heart and enjoys his life.
(d) He is moody and miserable too.

9. How does William's relationship with Ursula change after the birth of Gudrun?
(a) He ignores her in favor of Gudrun.
(b) He takes her to his heart.
(c) He begins to hate Ursula.
(d) Everything Ursula does irritates him.

10. What is William's reaction when he steps through the doors of the cathedral?
(a) His soul soars up into the church.
(b) He is disappointed by the architecture.
(c) He doesn't feel any emotion.
(d) He is impressed with the murals.

11. Where do the wedding party and guests go after the wedding ceremony?
(a) To the church hall for dinner and dancing
(b) To the pub for drinks
(c) To Alfred Brangwen's house for a reception
(d) To the Marsh farm for a large meal

12. What is it about Anna that leaves William unsatisfied and unfulfilled?
(a) Her maturity
(b) Her flowery innocence
(c) Her ugly nature
(d) Her pregnancy

13. What is Anna's initial reaction to her mother's marriage to Tom?
(a) She accepts Tom immediately.
(b) She is happy to have a father.
(c) She is glad her mother has a husband.
(d) She is angry, wanting to move away.

14. How does Tom feel about himself after meeting Alfred's lover, the lady, Mrs. Forbes?
(a) He regrets taking over the farm and not making more of his life.
(b) He is glad he has the quiet life of a farmer.
(c) He is content with his way of life.
(d) He is thankful that he doesn't need to live up to a lady's expectations.

15. Why does William suffer behind his bright face?
(a) He knows he is limited and unfulfilled.
(b) He doesn't have enough to do.
(c) He knows he will never be close to Ursula.
(d) He fears the will of God.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tom finally meet Mrs. Lensky, carrying on a conversation with her?

2. What is Anna unable to tell William for four days, while they battle with each other?

3. What does Tom say a man's soul and a woman's soul united in marriage becomes?

4. What is Tom's secret desire for Anna?

5. How does Tom feel about his new son?

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