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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does William begin to hate Anna as she talks to him about the carvings in the cathedral?
(a) She insults his carving abilities as she looks at the carvings in the church.
(b) She is more passionate about the cathedral than he is.
(c) She is destroying another one of his illusions.
(d) She tells him he will never be awed as she is with the cathedral.

2. What continues to torment Tom even though he is proud and fulfilled in his marriage?
(a) He worries about the farm and finances.
(b) He is afraid his sons will not want the farm.
(c) He worried that his sons will fight over the farm.
(d) He yearns for Anna's love because she is his hope.

3. How does Anna feel about herself as she drives to the wedding with her father?
(a) She is embarrassed by her father's crassness.
(b) She is nervous and self-conscious.
(c) She feels ugly and inferior.
(d) She is ecstatic, feeling lovely and flamboyant.

4. What does Tom see in the loft of the barn that distresses him, making him feel like an old man?
(a) Rotted timbers that need to be replaced
(b) His thirteen year old dog, dead in the hay
(c) Anna and Will in each other's arms, kissing
(d) His gray haired wife, shooing the owls away

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does William adapt to life as a husband and father of three children?

2. How does Tom think his brother Alfred feels about him?

3. How successful is Tom Brangwen at his school studies?

4. What is Lydia's mental state in the last few months of her pregnancy?

5. What is the description of the relationship between Anna and William in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why William feels guilty when he looks out the door after his marriage to Anna.

2. Describe what becomes of Lydia's first two children while she is living in Poland with her husband Paul.

3. How does Tom manage to calm Anna down when she constantly screams for her mother while Lydia is in labor?

4. Describe the woman Tom Brangwen decides to marry.

5. Explain William's relationship with Ursula after the birth of Gudrun.

6. Describe the situation that hardens Ursula to the outside world.

7. What pains Tom as he stands at the altar at Anna's wedding?

8. Compare Tom's feeling toward his newborn son and his stepdaughter, Anna?

9. Describe Anna's emotional state when her mother marries Tom Brangwen.

10. After the birth of their son, Lydia does have the passion for Tom that she once had. How does he deal with the desires he has for his wife?

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