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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. Where does Paul's relationship with Clara end?

2. Why does Paul take Mrs. Morel to the city?

3. When Miriam is at her grandmother's home, what does she spend most of her time doing?

4. How many guineas does Paul's exhibition work sell for?

5. Who wakes Paul up the morning after he spends the night at Clara's home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Morel think about Clara?

3. What are Paul's feelings when he is at the seaside?

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

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

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

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

8. How is Mrs. Morel's health related to Paul's emotions?

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

10. What are the results of Paul's first place win at the art exhibition?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the ways in which Paul has two contrasting personalities.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the significance of England as a setting in Sons and Lovers. How does the setting play a direct role in the lives of the characters? Could the setting for the novel be another country?

Essay Topic 3

Choose three characters from Sons and Lovers. Define their goals, motivations, and wants. As a result of these aspects of their characterization, how do they interact with other characters?

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