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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 Anton react when he is away from Ursula after their affair in London and Paris?
(a) He needs this time to think.
(b) He is glad to be alone.
(c) He feels dead, extinct and sterile.
(d) He is exhilarated and happy.

2. Why does 11-year-old Ursula find it a bother to be the eldest of six children?
(a) Because she has to take three of the six children to school
(b) Because she has to homeschool her siblings
(c) Because she has to cook every meal
(d) Because she has to wash everyone's clothes

3. How does Tom Brangwen die after returning home from Nottingham?
(a) He dies in his sleep.
(b) His horse kicks him in the head.
(c) He drowns in the flood.
(d) He has a heart attack.

4. What does Mr. Harby give to Ursula on her last day of school?
(a) A new pen
(b) A Bible
(c) Two books of poetry, signed by all the teachers
(d) A dictionary

5. How does Christian life affect the Brangwens?
(a) It becomes a mechanical action without real meaning.
(b) It is the joy of reaching heaven.
(c) It is inspirational and fulfilling.
(d) It is a constant source of hope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ursula's response when Anton asks her if she likes him on the night of Fred's wedding?

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

3. While Anton is away, who does Ursula fall in love with while at school?

4. Which of the Brangwen boys has a soft, mysterious nature, strange peacefulness, informed air, and brings a foreign touch to the Marsh farm?

5. What do the Brangwens hear when they wake up the first morning in their new house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Anna's thoughts about William's new job and their moving away from Cossethay.

2. What does Anton Skrebensky believe is the responsibility of every person?

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

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

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

6. Describe the temperament of Tom Brangwen's son, Tom.

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

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

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

10. Explain Ursula's plans for her future when she discovers that she is pregnant.

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