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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 does Ursula think the reason is that Mr. Harby bullies the children and other teachers in the classroom?

2. What is young Tom Brangwen feeling behind his healthy, good looks, and well dressed appearance?

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

4. What is the final question the author asks about the death of Christ?

5. What is the thought about Easter and the Resurrection that Lawrence gives the reader?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Mr. Harby, the schoolmaster, like Ursula Brangwen?

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

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

4. Explain the circumstances of Tom Brangwen's death.

5. Describe the temperament of Tom Brangwen's son, Tom.

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

7. Explain the realization that Ursula comes to as she passes from childhood into womanhood.

8. After a few weeks living at home, how does Ursula view her mother's life?

9. As Ursula continues to teach, how does her attitude toward education change?

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) 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 2

1) Evaluate the relationship between Anna and her mother, Lydia.

2) How does Tom Brangwen affect their relationship with one another?

3) What does her father, Tom Brangwen, wish for Anna's future?

4) How does Anna's attitude toward her mother and stepfather change in the course of the novel?

5) Give examples from the story of how Anna and Lydia interact with one another.

Essay Topic 3

1) During the novel, the reader is introduced to the views of women as depicted by Tom Brangwen, William Brangwen and Anton Bresnesky.

2) Compare the views which are revealed by these three men toward women.

3) Cite examples from the story. How do their attitudes toward women affect the way women react to them?

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