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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 invites Paul to see Sarah Bernhardt?

2. What distracts Paul at the Sarah Bernhardt performance?

3. When Arthur becomes a teenager, how does he begin to behave?

4. What does Mr. Morel do before seeing the dead body of his wife?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does D. H. Lawrence build sexual tension between Paul and Clara?

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

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

4. What is Miriam's plan to get Paul back in "Defeat of Miriam"?

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

6. What is the cause of Paul breaking up with Miriam in the chapter, "The Test on Miriam"?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the author choose to use dialect to convey messages about the characters, location, and time period? How does the dialect contribute to the atmosphere?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the depiction of sexuality in Sons and Lovers. What made it so controversial when it was published?

Essay Topic 3

What role does Paul's ego play in the novel? How does it affect the plot and his interactions with other characters?

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