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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 do Paul and Miriam consummate their relationship?

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

3. Who does Paul give the money from selling his work at the exhibition?

4. How does Paul break up with Miriam?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Clara Dawes when Paul meets her for the first time.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the title Sons and Lovers to the novel's plot?

Essay Topic 2

Why does the author choose to use dialect to convey messages about the characters, location, and time period? How does the dialect contribute to the atmosphere?

Essay Topic 3

How is class structure an important theme in the novel? What part of the class structure is each character a part of, and why?

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