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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action does Ursula take to escape from the horses surrounding her when she goes for a walk in the rain?
(a) She hides behind a fallen tree.
(b) She climbs a tree and leaps over the hedge.
(c) She runs to the gate.
(d) She climbs over a fence.

2. What is young Tom Brangwen feeling behind his healthy, good looks, and well dressed appearance?
(a) Superiority
(b) A violent nature
(c) A deep misery
(d) Cleverness

3. What is Ursula's secret weapon toward independence if her studies do not work out?
(a) Having a tutor
(b) Hiring someone to take the exam for her
(c) Being a woman
(d) Starting a seamstress business

4. What do Maggie and Ursula talk about when Ursula visits Belcote?
(a) Farming, gardening, and teaching
(b) Theatre, music, and love
(c) Music, men, and college
(d) Poetry, books and learning

5. What is Ursula's first impression of Mr. Skrebensky?
(a) He is timid.
(b) He is a buffoon.
(c) He is worried about what others think of him.
(d) He is sure of himself.

6. What is it about Christmas day that disappoints the Brangwens?
(a) Their father is not home.
(b) They did not receive the gifts they hoped for.
(c) The Christmas feast is not as big as usual.
(d) The hope of peace and ecstasy fades away.

7. What does Anton believe Ursula wants to do to him, even though they are lovers?
(a) Insult his beliefs
(b) Dominate him
(c) Leave him for someone else
(d) Destroy his being

8. Why is Ursula excited about her father's new position as Art and Handwork Instructor?
(a) They will have more money.
(b) He finally will be something socially.
(c) She will get to move to Nottingham.
(d) He will be happier.

9. What does Mr. Harby give to Ursula on her last day of school?
(a) Two books of poetry, signed by all the teachers
(b) A dictionary
(c) A Bible
(d) A new pen

10. What is Ursula's impression of the colliers when she and Winifred go to her Uncle Tom's house in Wiggiston?
(a) They are crude and angry.
(b) They are dirty and poorly dressed.
(c) They seem like creatures without hope.
(d) They are friendly and happy.

11. Who is Lydia's comforting friend after Tom's death?
(a) Anna
(b) Ursula
(c) Gudrun
(d) Tilly

12. What happens after Ursula writes a passionate love letter to Winifred?
(a) They become intimate.
(b) Winifred tells Ursula to stay away.
(c) Winifred leaves town.
(d) Winifred denies the relationship.

13. Which of the Brangwen boys has a soft, mysterious nature, strange peacefulness, informed air, and brings a foreign touch to the Marsh farm?
(a) William
(b) Alfred
(c) Tom
(d) Fred

14. What is the great peace that Ursula finds when she visits her grandmother in her bedroom on Marsh farm?
(a) To know she will get anything she wants from her grandmother
(b) To know that her grandmother loves her
(c) To know she can have all the sweets she wants
(d) To know her own importance within all those who lived before her

15. What does Ursula feel after her first kiss with Skrebensky?
(a) Embarrassment
(b) An electric warmth
(c) Fear
(d) Guilt

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ursula hate about her mother?

2. While Anton is away, who does Ursula fall in love with while at school?

3. How does Ursula manage to keep order in her classroom?

4. What does Anton tell Ursula after she tells him that she does not ever want to get married?

5. What is the response of Ursula's mother when Ursula says that she wants to have an equal place with men in the field of action and work?

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