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

2. While Anton is away, who does Ursula fall in love with while at school?
(a) Mr. Phillips
(b) Miss Inger
(c) Mr. Morton
(d) Miss Jenny

3. What keeps Ursula from giving up her studies for the matriculation examination even though they are such a drudgery?
(a) She wants to make her father proud.
(b) Her quest for complete independence
(c) She is competing with Gudrun.
(d) It keeps her mind off Anton.

4. Who is Lydia's comforting friend after Tom's death?
(a) Gudrun
(b) Tilly
(c) Anna
(d) Ursula

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Anna react to the position of hand-work instructor in Nottingham for which William applies?

2. Where does the Brangwen family move when William gets his new position?

3. What is young Tom Brangwen feeling behind his healthy, good looks, and well dressed appearance?

4. What action does Ursula take to escape from the horses surrounding her when she goes for a walk in the rain?

5. What subjects do Ursula and Maggie discuss when they are together?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the response Anton gives to Ursula when she tells him she does not want to get married?

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

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

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

6. Summarize Ursula's emotional state when she moves back home after passing her matriculation examination.

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

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

9. Describe the events that lead up to Ursula's love affair with Miss Inger.

10. As Ursula continues to teach, how does her attitude toward education change?

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