View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tom's reaction when Mrs. Lensky agrees to marry him?
(a) He passes out.
(b) He picks her up, dancing around the room.
(c) He nods his head and heads for home.
(d) He has to sit down, sealed in oblivion.

2. When does a darkness and dread come over Lydia's mind?
(a) At the start of the war
(b) When she becomes a nurse
(c) When she marries Paul Lensky
(d) After her two children die of diphtheria

3. What is the question William asks himself when he and Anna are constantly tormenting one another?
(a) Why can't he leave her?
(b) What gift can he get for Anna?
(c) How can he be nicer to Anna?
(d) Will the baby bring them together?

4. What does William witness that torments him for the rest of his life?
(a) The pregnant Anna, dancing naked in the bedroom
(b) A child drowning in the pond
(c) A violent knifing in Cossethay
(d) An old woman, dead and alone for two weeks

5. What does Tom find hard to bear when he thinks about Mrs. Lensky?
(a) He can't bear that she is six years older than he is.
(b) He can't bear that she was married before.
(c) He can't stand that they are complete strangers to each other.
(d) He can't stand that she has a daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tom react when Anna refuses to let Tilly put her in her nightdress?

2. What does Tom say a man's soul and a woman's soul united in marriage becomes?

3. How does Tom feel about himself after meeting Alfred's lover, the lady, Mrs. Forbes?

4. What is Anna's reaction when Tom carries her into the barn?

5. Where have generations of Brangwens lived?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Are Anna and William satisfied with their lives?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What are the circumstances that bring Tom Brangwen to take over the farm at only eighteen years of age?

10. Describe Anna's emotions as her parents build a life together.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 703 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample