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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 is Tom's secret desire for Anna?

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

3. When does a darkness and dread come over Lydia's mind?

4. What is William's reaction when he steps through the doors of the cathedral?

5. How do Anna and Will react as the men continue singing in the garden?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is William's physical and mental state after the birth of his third child?

2. Describe what becomes of Lydia's first two children while she is living in Poland with her husband Paul.

3. Explain how Anna views her relationship with her cousin, William.

4. Compare Tom's feeling toward his newborn son and his stepdaughter, Anna?

5. What piece of advice does Alfred give Tom as they walk to Anna and William's cottage?

6. Explain what William asks the girl sitting next to him at the Empire, and what they do together.

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

8. Describe Anna's emotions as her parents build a life together.

9. Describe the situation that hardens Ursula to the outside world.

10. Describe Anna's emotional state when her mother marries Tom Brangwen.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Analyze Ursula's coming of age throughout the novel.

2) What fears and emotions does she experience as he grows from childhood to adulthood?

3) How does her outlook on life, education, and love change as she develops from a young girl into a woman?

4) Cite examples of the character changes in Ursula throughout her life.

Essay Topic 2

1) Discuss how Ursula Brangwen grows as a character from the beginning of the novel to the end.

2) How do her attitudes change toward William, Uncle Tom, Winifred and Anna?

3) How does her attitude about her quest for freedom change throughout the novel?

4) What are the differences in her attitude toward the meaning of life from the beginning to the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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