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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 is Lydia thankful to Tom for the life he gave her?
(a) Because he let her live in his shadow
(b) Because he let her be herself
(c) Because she was secure in his dominance
(d) Because he gave her all the money she needed

2. What does the rainbow forming over the corrupt land symbolize for Ursula?
(a) Hope
(b) Forgiveness
(c) Yearning
(d) Love

3. What does Ursula do in Cossethay when she realizes she will be moving soon?
(a) She avoids everyone in Cossethay.
(b) She insults all her old friends.
(c) She visits all her favorite spots.
(d) She won't converse with old acquaintances.

4. With whom do the Brangwen girls have a feud?
(a) The schoolteacher
(b) The vicar's children
(c) The Phillips girls
(d) The Phillips boys

5. What is Anton really feeling as he says goodbye to Ursula when he goes off to war?
(a) He is relieved to be leaving her.
(b) He will miss her desperately.
(c) He doesn't want to leave.
(d) He is looking forward to meeting other women.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ursula react when her father slaps her across the face for letting the children in the parish room?

2. What is the final question the author asks about the death of Christ?

3. What is the decision Anton and Ursula make the morning after they make love in the sand under the moon?

4. What is Theresa's temperament?

5. What is Ursula's secret weapon toward independence if her studies do not work out?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Brangwens's Christian devotion and religious practices.

2. How does Ursula's original joy about college change as she prepares for her final examination?

3. Describe Ursula's view of the coal miners when she and Winifred go to visit her Uncle Tom in Wiggiston.

4. Explain the realization that Ursula comes to as she passes from childhood into womanhood.

5. Summarize the effect Ursula has on Anton as they make love in the cornstacks.

6. What does Ursula decide Winifred should do after they are no longer lovers?

7. Summarize Ursula's attitude and duties as the eldest child of Anna and William Brangwen.

8. How do the Brangwen children adapt to their new home?

9. Describe the relationship between Ursula and Anton Skrebensky when he visits Marsh farm.

10. After a few weeks living at home, how does Ursula view her mother's life?

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