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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 are William's thoughts about the cathedral as he returns home?

2. What is Tom contemplating as he stands at the altar with Anna on her wedding day?

3. How does Lydia emerge from her indifference, becoming a new person?

4. What does Will discover about himself as he kisses Anna in the moonlight?

5. Why does Anna relinquish her adventurous spirit and wonder of the unknown?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does William react when he sees Anna dancing naked in the bedroom?

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

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

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

5. Compare the way Anna and William view Lincoln Cathedral as they walk through the doors.

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

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

8. Explain William's feelings toward Anna as she discusses the wood carvings in the cathedral.

9. Explain why William feels guilty when he looks out the door after his marriage to Anna.

10. Describe the woman Tom Brangwen decides to marry.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In two scenes of the novel, Ursula and Anton are making love in the moonlight.

1) How does Lawrence use images of moonlight and shadow to convey the tone of their love making?

2) How does the imagery of moonlight in the first scene in the cornstacks compare with the moonlight in the sandhills later in the novel.

3) Justify the answers with examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

1) Evaluate the relationship between Tom Brangwen and Winifred Inger.

2) Are they a good match? Explain.

3) How do they interact with one another?

4) What are the qualities of their relationship?

5) Cite examples from the story proving their acceptance of one another for who they are.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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