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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lydia Brangwen wish for as she sees the turmoil in her son's lives?
(a) She wishes they would come to her with their troubles.
(b) She wishes they would move away.
(c) She wishes for the peace and innocence of age.
(d) She wishes she could be more involved in her son's lives.

3. Who is a great comfort to Ursula while she shrinks away from other people, afraid she is not like them?
(a) Uncle Fred
(b) Uncle Tom
(c) Gudrun
(d) William

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

5. How does Lydia see herself when she is married to Paul Lensky?
(a) As a slave to him
(b) As her own being
(c) As an empowered woman
(d) As a free spirit

6. How does Ursula feel about college as she prepares for her final examination?
(a) College is the reality of life.
(b) She thinks college is a sham.
(c) She is as excited as the first day of college
(d) Her studies are the truth of life.

7. What type of child is Gudrun?
(a) She is realistic.
(b) She lives in a fantasy world.
(c) She is not trustworthy.
(d) She is violent.

8. What is the decision Anton and Ursula make the morning after they make love in the sand under the moon?
(a) They will get married and live in Paris.
(b) They are done with each other.
(c) They will get married and live in India.
(d) They will elope.

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

10. What does Fred do after his father's death?
(a) He becomes depressed and indifferent toward the farm.
(b) He becomes abusive toward his mother.
(c) He throws himself into restoring the farm.
(d) He moves away from Marsh farm.

11. What does Ursula tell Anton in the letter she sends to him?
(a) She misses him.
(b) She found a new lover.
(c) She hopes he is happy in his new marriage.
(d) She is pregnant and wants to marry him.

12. What is Ursula's view of religious scripture?
(a) It is to be taken literally.
(b) It is just a collection of stories.
(c) It is not to be taken literally.
(d) It is to be strictly followed.

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

14. Why does Maggie feel betrayed when Ursula spends time with Anthony?
(a) Maggie is jealous of the attention Anthony gives to Ursula.
(b) Maggie thinks they are talking behind her back.
(c) Maggie wants to spend more time with Ursula.
(d) Maggie and Anthony are at odds with one another.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tom Brangwen die after returning home from Nottingham?

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

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

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

5. Ursula resigns herself to teaching until she can do what?

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