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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 throw at his wife's head?

2. What does Paul often pick up to help the family's financial problems?

3. Which of his children does Mr. Morel bond with the most?

4. Who is Mr. Pappleworth?

5. What does Mrs. Morel think about Miriam?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare the jobs that Paul and William have to that of Mr. Morel and explain why there is such a difference.

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

3. What are the similarities between Paul and Miriam?

4. Describe Nottinghamshire and The Bottoms.

5. Why isn't Mrs. Morel happy at the beginning of the book?

6. What does the time period of Sons and Lovers tell us about domestic abuse in the novel?

7. Why does Paul pick up his father's paychecks and pay some of the bills?

8. Describe Mrs. Morel's reaction to William's death.

9. Compare Paul and Mrs. Morel.

10. Describe Mr. Morel's alcohol problem.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Mrs. Morel strive to keep her sons Paul and William away from their prospective lovers? Consider the type of woman that Mrs. Morel would approve of for her sons. How does this ideal compare to Mrs. Morel herself?

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

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

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