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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. How successful is Tom Brangwen at his school studies?
(a) He is above average in all his studies
(b) His brain is slow, hopeless, and good for nothing.
(c) He is at the top of his class in mathematics
(d) He is the best reader in the class.

2. What do Paul, a young doctor, and Lydia Lensky, a nurse, represent in Poland?
(a) The new movement begun in Russia
(b) The obedience of Polish citizens
(c) The joys of marriage
(d) A traditional Polish couple

3. What is it about Anna that leaves William unsatisfied and unfulfilled?
(a) Her pregnancy
(b) Her flowery innocence
(c) Her maturity
(d) Her ugly nature

4. What is Anna's initial reaction to her mother's marriage to Tom?
(a) She is happy to have a father.
(b) She is glad her mother has a husband.
(c) She accepts Tom immediately.
(d) She is angry, wanting to move away.

5. What is Tom's secret desire for Anna?
(a) He hopes she will take over the farm someday.
(b) He hopes to make her a lady.
(c) He hopes she will return to Poland when she grows up.
(d) He hopes she will marry a rich man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Anna relinquish her adventurous spirit and wonder of the unknown?

2. What is Anna's initial reaction when the eleven men start singing in the garden of the cottage, outside Anna and Will's window?

3. When do Effie and Tom begin fiercely quarreling with each other?

4. How does Tom feel about his new son?

5. What do Anna and William go to see that excites him so much?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Tom's reaction when Anna hysterically screams that he is not her father?

2. How does William react when he sees Anna dancing naked in the bedroom?

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

4. Describe the toast Tom gives at Anna's wedding party?

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

6. What is it that finally allows Anna to give up her adventurous spirit and wonder of life?

7. What is William's physical and mental state after the birth of his third child?

8. Compare the way Anna and William view Lincoln Cathedral as they walk through the doors.

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

10. Describe the impression Anna has of Baron Skrebensky and his new wife, Millicent with regard to their relationship.

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