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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Ursula's face get a strange, scared look at this time in her life?
(a) She is worried about her studies.
(b) She doesn't want to leave her family.
(c) She is so confused and emotional.
(d) She doesn't want to face adulthood.

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

4. With whom do the Brangwen girls have a feud?
(a) The vicar's children
(b) The Phillips boys
(c) The Phillips girls
(d) The schoolteacher

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

6. What kind of teacher does Ursula dream she will be?
(a) She will make learning clear, interesting and personal.
(b) She will keep a strict classroom.
(c) She will remain distant from the children.
(d) She will go through the motions with no enthusiasm.

7. What terrifies Ursula about her Uncle Tom as he grieves for his father?
(a) His uncontrollable crying
(b) His indifference to his father's death
(c) His unforgiving eyes
(d) His animal-like grimace and horrible grin

8. What does Ursula hate about her mother?
(a) Her mother's belief in the rights of women
(b) Her mother making a living outside the home
(c) Her mother's need for independence
(d) Her mother's satisfaction with child-bearing and domesticity

9. What do the Brangwens hear when they wake up the first morning in their new house?
(a) A woman yelling at her children
(b) Someone fighting outside
(c) Different birds chirping
(d) Strange sounds of the town

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

11. What is Skrebensky's view on the role of an individual?
(a) Each man lives for personal wealth
(b) Each man lives for himself
(c) Each man lives for his own family
(d) Each man lives for the good of humanity, not himself.

12. What is the thought about Easter and the Resurrection that Lawrence gives the reader?
(a) Easter and the Resurrection are outweighed by the image of death
(b) Easter and the Resurrection are more important than Christmas.
(c) Easter and the Resurrection overcome the picture of death.
(d) Easter and the Resurrection give hope of an after life.

13. How does Anton react when he is away from Ursula after their affair in London and Paris?
(a) He feels dead, extinct and sterile.
(b) He is glad to be alone.
(c) He needs this time to think.
(d) He is exhilarated and happy.

14. Why is Lydia thankful to Tom for the life he gave her?
(a) Because he gave her all the money she needed
(b) Because she was secure in his dominance
(c) Because he let her be herself
(d) Because he let her live in his shadow

15. How does Ursula manage to keep order in her classroom?
(a) She canes the insolent students.
(b) She is outgoing and friendly
(c) She offers extra help to students.
(d) She reasons with the offending students.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Anna react to the position of hand-work instructor in Nottingham for which William applies?

2. Why does Lydia feel sorry for her first husband, Paul Lensky?

3. What does Ursula feel after her first kiss with Skrebensky?

4. What action does Ursula take to escape from the horses surrounding her when she goes for a walk in the rain?

5. What is Theresa's temperament?

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