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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. Why is Millicent Skrebensky annoyed with William?

2. Where have generations of Brangwens lived?

3. What is the question William asks himself when he and Anna are constantly tormenting one another?

4. What is Anna's emotional response to the cathedral?

5. What does Anna say to Tom that cuts him to the heart?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Are Anna and William satisfied with their lives?

3. Describe the impression Anna has of Baron Skrebensky and his new wife, Millicent with regard to their relationship.

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

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

6. Describe the toast Tom gives at Anna's wedding party?

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

1) What are Anton Skrebensky's views on the responsibilities of the individual in society?

2) Are his views dated or do they still hold true today?

3) Give examples from the novel and from today's world to justify your conclusion.

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