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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 are Miriam and Paul doing when they kiss for the first time?

2. Who does Paul begin to spend the most time with at Leiver farm?

3. Who is asked to deliver a message to Clara?

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

5. How long has Miriam known Paul in "Passion"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Paul have low self-esteem?

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

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

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

6. Why is Paul attracted to Clara?

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

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

9. What does Mrs. Morel think about Clara?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe the ways in which Paul has two contrasting personalities.

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