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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 does Lydia act toward Tom when she becomes pregnant?
(a) She is full of life and laughter.
(b) She becomes silent and distant.
(c) She wants to be with Tom constantly.
(d) She is constantly talking about the new baby.

2. How do Anna and Will react as the men continue singing in the garden?
(a) They hold each other close, no longer hearing the voices.
(b) They look out the window and join in the singing.
(c) They go to another room, so they won't hear the singing.
(d) They become angry, wishing the men would leave.

3. How does Anna view her relationship with her cousin Will?
(a) He is her escape from the farm into the outside world.
(b) She is indifferent to him.
(c) She finds him annoying.
(d) She finds him stupid and useless.

4. What is the reason Tom Brangwen's wife believes the vicar's children are seen as superior to her own?
(a) Wealth and power
(b) Class and virtue
(c) Heritage and money
(d) Education and experience

5. How does Will view Anna as they wait to be married?
(a) He is having second thoughts about her.
(b) She will make a wonderful home maker.
(c) She is a flame that consumes him.
(d) She is becoming boring.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Tom crave more than ever from his wife?

3. What lesson about life did Ursula learn at an early age after her father insults her for stepping in the seed beds?

4. What do Lydia and Tom discover about each other after two years of marriage?

5. What is it about Anna that leaves William unsatisfied and unfulfilled?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain how the Brangwens come into more money as they live on the Marsh farm.

4. Explain how Lydia rises out of her darkness and indifference to make a new life for herself.

5. Describe the relationship of William and Anna as the days go on.

6. Describe the woman Tom Brangwen decides to marry.

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

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

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

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

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