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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years older is Clara than Paul?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

2. What is the weather like at Mrs. Morel's burial?
(a) Foggy.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Heatwave.
(d) Rainy.

3. Who does Paul take to the Isle of Wight?
(a) Miriam.
(b) Mrs. Morel.
(c) Clara.
(d) Clara and her mother.

4. On what day does Miriam invite both Clara and Paul over to her home?
(a) Monday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

5. What does Arthur do one day when he gets drunk?
(a) Gets married.
(b) Gets hit by a train.
(c) Joins the Army.
(d) Travels to Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Paul find at the home he visits in Sheffield?

2. What are Miriam and Paul doing when they kiss for the first time?

3. When Paul and Miriam are distracted by the village girl, what burns in the oven?

4. Where do Paul and Miriam consummate their relationship?

5. On what day does Clara join Paul's family for tea?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Paul attracted to Clara?

2. Why does Mrs. Morel dissuade Paul and Miriam's relationship?

3. How is Mrs. Morel's health related to Paul's emotions?

4. Who does Paul love in the chapter, "Baxter Dawes"?

5. In "The Test on Miriam", why does Paul increase his level of courtship with Miriam?

6. Why does Paul decide that he must break off his relationship with Miriam completely in the chapter, "Defeat of Miriam"?

7. When Arthur joins the army, what is Mrs. Morel's hope for him?

8. Why does Paul have low self-esteem?

9. Why has Clara left her husband?

10. What causes Clara to feel concern for Baxter Dawes?

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