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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 conclusion does Ursula come to about men and love?

2. What does Ursula hate about her mother?

3. What is the vision the author gives of life if one looks at the Resurrection as life, not death?

4. What is Ursula's view of religious scripture?

5. How does Christian life affect the Brangwens?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Anton Skrebensky believe is the responsibility of every person?

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

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

6. Summarize the decision Ursula makes as she is recovering from her miscarriage.

7. What are Lydia Brangwen's hopes after Tom dies and she sees the troubles of her sons?

8. Describe the Brangwens's Christian devotion and religious practices.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Interpret the feelings Anna and William have for each other when they begin their relationship.

2) Are their emotions authentic? Explain.

3) Are they truthful with each other? Explain.

4) Compare these emotions with how they interact later in the novel, after they are married.

5) What regrets do they have at the end of the novel with regard to their relationship?

6) How does their relationship differ from the first part of 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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