View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Tom glad that his wife Lydia is there for him on Anna's wedding day?

2. Why is Millicent Skrebensky annoyed with William?

3. What is Lydia's mental state in the last few months of her pregnancy?

4. How does Anna react as she sits at the bar while Tom goes to sell his cow at the cattle market?

5. What does Tom say a man's soul and a woman's soul united in marriage becomes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Explain the relationship between Lydia and Tom after two years of marriage.

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

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

9. What is it that finally allows Anna to give up her adventurous spirit and wonder of life?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Compare and contrast the role of women in the novel with the role of women in today's American society.

2) Cite specific examples from the novel, detailing women's jobs and responsibilities.

3) Which of the women in the novel would find today's role of women appealing and in what way?

Essay Topic 2

1) Analyze the resolution of the story as it relates to each of the characters in the novel.

2) Explain the metamorphosis each of them experiences by the final chapter.

3) What major life lessons have they learned?

Essay Topic 3

1) What is the message Lawrence is trying to convey about life at the end of the Victorian Era and the beginning of the new century?

2) Does she depict a realistic and relevant view of human nature through the Brangwen family?

3) Are the human qualities of each character true to life? Explain.

4) How do the characters convey the everyday struggles of life and relationships?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 689 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample