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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ursula think the reason is that Mr. Harby bullies the children and other teachers in the classroom?
(a) It is his method of teaching.
(b) Education is important to him, so he forces it on others.
(c) He enjoys hurting others.
(d) He is out of place at the school.

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

3. 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 runs to the gate.
(c) She climbs over a fence.
(d) She climbs a tree and leaps over the hedge.

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

5. What does Ursula do in Cossethay when she realizes she will be moving soon?
(a) She visits all her favorite spots.
(b) She won't converse with old acquaintances.
(c) She insults all her old friends.
(d) She avoids everyone in Cossethay.

6. What is Lydia's advice for Ursula as they discuss Lydia's life with her husbands?
(a) Take all the blame for things that go wrong.
(b) Be responsible for everyone around you.
(c) Life goes on and don't take too much upon yourself.
(d) Depend upon the people around you.

7. Why is Ursula consumed with a fear of herself when she and Anton are in the cornstacks after the wedding?
(a) She is afraid she won't be good enough for Anton.
(b) She has broken Anton, abating his fire.
(c) She is afraid she will say something foolish.
(d) She is afraid of what she might do.

8. What is Ursula's view on school and forcing children to learn?
(a) She feels it is unnatural and stupid.
(b) She thinks it is useful in the world.
(c) She thinks it is a wonderful opportunity for children
(d) She feels it is necessary.

9. Where does the Brangwen family move when William gets his new position?
(a) In a collier's cottage
(b) A villa in Beldover
(c) A flat in Nottingham
(d) In the back of a large church

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

11. What is the complicated amalgam of religion that Ursula and Winifred discuss?
(a) A mix of death and afterlife
(b) The motives of fear and love
(c) A combination of suffering and redemption
(d) The motives of joy and miracles

12. Why does 11-year-old Ursula find it a bother to be the eldest of six children?
(a) Because she has to cook every meal
(b) Because she has to homeschool her siblings
(c) Because she has to wash everyone's clothes
(d) Because she has to take three of the six children to school

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

14. When Ursula believes she is pregnant with Anton's child, what does she decide about her mother's life?
(a) Her mother is right to accept her fate as a mother and a wife.
(b) Her mother lost her independence.
(c) Her mother is a lost soul.
(d) Her mother never became the person she could be.

15. What do Winifred and Ursula do when they are at the bungalow?
(a) They undress, go out in the rain and kiss and hold each other's naked body.
(b) They have tea and discuss literature.
(c) They have tea and figure Algebra problems.
(d) They swim in the lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ursula's response when Anton asks her if she likes him on the night of Fred's wedding?

2. What is the final question the author asks about the death of Christ?

3. What does Lydia Brangwen wish for as she sees the turmoil in her son's lives?

4. How does Anton react when he is away from Ursula after their affair in London and Paris?

5. What do the Brangwens hear when they wake up the first morning in their new house?

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