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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 Clara make Paul consider?
2. On what day does Miriam invite both Clara and Paul over to her home?
3. What is causing Mrs. Morel's illness?
4. How does Paul feel toward Clara when he sees her at Miriam's house?
5. What does Miriam believe will happen when Paul leaves her after discussing marriage for the first time?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Paul take Mrs. Morel on a trip to the Isle of Wight?
2. Why does Mrs. Morel dissuade Paul and Miriam's relationship?
3. Why does D. H. Lawrence build sexual tension between Paul and Clara?
4. How does Paul change as Mrs. Morel gets sicker in the chapter, "The Release"?
5. What are Paul's feelings when he is at the seaside?
6. Why does Paul decide that he must break off his relationship with Miriam completely in the chapter, "Defeat of Miriam"?
7. Why does Paul begin avoiding Miriam in the chapter, "Defeat of Miriam"?
8. Why and how does Clara's mother confide in Paul?
9. What is Miriam's plan to get Paul back in "Defeat of Miriam"?
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
Describe the relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Morel and their children. Use evidence to support your beliefs about why their relationships are this way.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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