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

2. Why does Ursula's face get a strange, scared look at this time in her life?
(a) She is so confused and emotional.
(b) She doesn't want to face adulthood.
(c) She doesn't want to leave her family.
(d) She is worried about her studies.

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

4. Where does Ursula's school mistress invite her to go on Saturday?
(a) A café in Nottingham
(b) A bungalow on the Soar
(c) A play in London
(d) An opera in Cossethay

5. What is the decision Anton and Ursula make the morning after they make love in the sand under the moon?
(a) They are done with each other.
(b) They will get married and live in India.
(c) They will elope.
(d) They will get married and live in Paris.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Ursula consumed with a fear of herself when she and Anton are in the cornstacks after the wedding?

3. What does Anton write in a letter to Ursula after he goes back to the army?

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 is Ursula's impression of the colliers when she and Winifred go to her Uncle Tom's house in Wiggiston?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the reason that Ursula becomes defiant and mistrustful?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is Ursula's reason for refusing the marriage proposal from Anthony?

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