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

2. What drives Clara away from Paul?

3. What does Arthur do one day when he gets drunk?

4. On what day does Clara join Paul's family for tea?

5. On what day does Miriam invite both Clara and Paul over to her home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Paul take Mrs. Morel on a trip to the Isle of Wight?

4. How does Paul change as Mrs. Morel gets sicker in the chapter, "The Release"?

5. What causes Clara to feel concern for Baxter Dawes?

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

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

8. How does Miriam react to Paul's discussion of marriage in the chapter, "The Test on Miriam"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What is significant about the novel being written in the third person omniscient point of view? Why does the author choose to write the novel this way?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Paul's attraction to both Miriam and Clara.

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