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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 terrifies Ursula about her Uncle Tom as he grieves for his father?
(a) His animal-like grimace and horrible grin
(b) His indifference to his father's death
(c) His unforgiving eyes
(d) His uncontrollable crying

2. What is Ursula's secret weapon toward independence if her studies do not work out?
(a) Having a tutor
(b) Starting a seamstress business
(c) Being a woman
(d) Hiring someone to take the exam for her

3. How does Ursula feel as she waits for Anton to come home?
(a) Liberated
(b) Unemotional
(c) Detached
(d) Helpless

4. What does Lydia Brangwen wish for as she sees the turmoil in her son's lives?
(a) She wishes for the peace and innocence of age.
(b) She wishes they would move away.
(c) She wishes she could be more involved in her son's lives.
(d) She wishes they would come to her with their troubles.

5. Why can't Ursula escape from the world of system and work?
(a) She needs to support herself.
(b) Her father demands that she work.
(c) She wants to have full rights in the working world.
(d) Her mother forces her to pay board.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lydia feel sorry for her first husband, Paul Lensky?

2. How does Ursula get through the long weeks while Anton is away?

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

4. What is Ursula's view on school and forcing children to learn?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Summarize the decision Ursula makes as she is recovering from her miscarriage.

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

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

8. Explain the circumstances of Tom Brangwen's death.

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

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

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