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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. When Arthur becomes a teenager, how does he begin to behave?
(a) Complacently.
(b) Sympathetically.
(c) Rudely.
(d) Irresponsibly.

2. How many guineas does Paul's exhibition work sell for?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 40.

3. Who invites Paul to see Sarah Bernhardt?
(a) Clara.
(b) Mrs. Morel.
(c) Miriam.
(d) Clara's mother.

4. Who is the first to notice Mrs. Morel's health issues?
(a) Mr. Morel.
(b) Paul.
(c) Clara.
(d) Miriam.

5. What is the name of the village girl who arrives and distracts Paul and Miriam at the Morel home?
(a) Amber.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Kimberly.
(d) Tanya.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hope does Mrs. Morel have for Arthur when she sees how he behaves?

2. Where did Clara once work before she got married?

3. Who beats up Paul in Nottingham?

4. When Miriam is at her grandmother's home, what does she spend most of her time doing?

5. How does Paul feel toward Clara when he sees her at Miriam's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miriam react to Paul's discussion of marriage in the chapter, "The Test on Miriam"?

2. What does Clara convince Paul about Miriam in the chapter, "Clara"?

3. Describe Clara Dawes when Paul meets her for the first time.

4. In Clara's opinion, what does Paul feel for her?

5. Why does Paul begin avoiding Miriam in the chapter, "Defeat of Miriam"?

6. Why has Clara left her husband?

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

8. Why and how does Clara's mother confide in Paul?

9. How does Paul begin to feel about Clara in the chapter, "Defeat of Miriam"?

10. Why does Mrs. Morel blame the burned bread on Miriam's presence at the house?

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