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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. Between which couple is validation lacking the most?

2. Who does Paul take to the Isle of Wight?

3. Which of the following words does Paul use to describe Miriam to Clara?

4. How much time do Miriam and Paul spend together when Miriam takes care of her grandmother?

5. Why is Mrs. Morel cautious of Clara?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Paul have low self-esteem?

3. Why does Miriam believe that Paul has broken up with her?

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

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

6. What does Mrs. Morel think about Clara?

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

8. Why does Mr. Morel eat dinner before seeing the body of his dead wife?

9. Why does Mrs. Morel dissuade Paul and Miriam's relationship?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is the tone of Sons and Lovers? How does the tone tie into the way the characters develop?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the ways in which Paul has two contrasting personalities.

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