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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. Who is Mr. Pappleworth?

2. Where is Mr. Morel when Paul is born?

3. Who makes the Morel family uncomfortable?

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

5. When the novel begins, how long have the Morels been married?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Leiver family.

2. Compare Paul and Mrs. Morel.

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the relationship between the Morel family and Lily.

8. In what ways does William become successful?

9. Describe Paul's general appearance and personality.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters in the novel seem to lack love and validation in their relationships? How do they seek to achieve love and validation?

Essay Topic 2

D. H. Lawrence uses a literary reference to Edgar Allen Poe in Sons and Lovers. What is the purpose of using this particular literary reference? How does it contribute to the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the significance of England as a setting in Sons and Lovers. How does the setting play a direct role in the lives of the characters? Could the setting for the novel be another country?

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