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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Lydia and Tom discover about each other after two years of marriage?

2. What does Will ask Mr. and Mrs. Brangwen after he and Anna kiss in the cornfield?

3. What does Brangwen find to replace the desires he has for his wife?

4. What is Tom's reaction when Mrs. Lensky agrees to marry him?

5. How does Tom think his brother Alfred feels about him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do eleven of the men from the wedding party go to Anna and William's cottage?

2. What is Tom's reaction when Anna hysterically screams that he is not her father?

3. What type of life do the Brangwens have on the Marsh farm?

4. What are the circumstances that bring Tom Brangwen to take over the farm at only eighteen years of age?

5. After the birth of their son, Lydia does have the passion for Tom that she once had. How does he deal with the desires he has for his wife?

6. Explain William's relationship with Ursula after the birth of Gudrun.

7. Explain how the Brangwens come into more money as they live on the Marsh farm.

8. What pains Tom as he stands at the altar at Anna's wedding?

9. How does Tom manage to calm Anna down when she constantly screams for her mother while Lydia is in labor?

10. Describe the relationship of William and Anna as the days go on.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Does Ursula remain true to her ideals of being an individual, responsible for herself, and working in a man's world?

2) What is her final decision with regard to her future?

3) Cite examples from the novel to support the answer.

Essay Topic 2

1) Compare and contrast the characters of Ursula and Anna.

2) Summarize the impact each character has on the other.

3) How is each character realistic in her view toward life, considering the time period in which the story takes place?

4) How do their roles as women differ? Cite examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze the changes in Anna Brangwen throughout the novel.

2) What fears and emotions does she experience as the story progresses?

3) How do her attitudes toward individuality, marriage and motherhood change as her character develops?

4) Cite examples of the character changes Anna goes through as her character develops.

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