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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 Mr. Morel steal money for?

2. How does the family's visitor arrive in their town?

3. Why doesn't Mrs. Morel want to have a third child?

4. In what season does Paul begin to walk again?

5. What does Paul teach Miriam first?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does William become successful?

2. Why doesn't Mrs. Morel accept Mr. Morel's apology for locking her out of the house?

3. Why does Paul break Annie's dolls and set them on fire?

4. Why doesn't Mrs. Morel get any help from her in-laws?

5. What causes Mr. and Mrs. Morel's relationship to recover slightly in "The Casting Off of Morel"?

6. Why doesn't Mrs. Morel like Miriam?

7. Why is Mr. Morel upset that William has an office job?

8. Why does Mrs. Morel dislike William's girlfriend, Lily?

9. Describe the feelings that Paul and Miriam have for each other, and why in "Lad-and-Girl Love".

10. How is Arthur described as being similar to his father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does religion play in the novel? Why does the author use religious allusion in descriptions?

Essay Topic 2

Choose three characters from Sons and Lovers. Define their goals, motivations, and wants. As a result of these aspects of their characterization, how do they interact with other characters?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the title Sons and Lovers to the novel's plot?

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