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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 Ursula's secret weapon toward independence if her studies do not work out?

2. How does Ursula react when her father slaps her across the face for letting the children in the parish room?

3. What does Anton write in a letter to Ursula after he goes back to the army?

4. What does Anton believe Ursula wants to do to him, even though they are lovers?

5. How does Anton react when he is away from Ursula after their affair in London and Paris?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Ursula's attitude and duties as the eldest child of Anna and William Brangwen.

2. Explain Ursula's plans for her future when she discovers that she is pregnant.

3. What is the response Anton gives to Ursula when she tells him she does not want to get married?

4. What is the reason that Ursula becomes defiant and mistrustful?

5. Describe the events that lead up to Ursula's love affair with Miss Inger.

6. Describe the relationship between Ursula and Anton Skrebensky when he visits Marsh farm.

7. Explain why Ursula keeps up with her studies, despite the dreary work.

8. How does Ursula's original joy about college change as she prepares for her final examination?

9. Explain how Ursula feels about her fellow teachers on her last day at the St. Philip's School.

10. How do the Brangwen children adapt to their new home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

1) Compare the characters of Anna and William Brangwen.

2) Which character gives more to their relationship? Explain.

3) How do their views differ on life, marriage and children?

4) Which character is more realistic in his view of life? Explain.

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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