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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. How does Paul make money in the chapter "Passion"?

2. Which of the following words best describes Clara's mother?

3. Who advises Paul to begin carrying a weapon?

4. How does Paul feel toward Clara when he sees her at Miriam's house?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Paul love in the chapter, "Baxter Dawes"?

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

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

5. Why is Paul attracted to Clara?

6. Why has Clara left her husband?

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

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

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

10. What does Mrs. Morel think about Clara?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What elements of irony are present in Sons and Lovers?

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

Describe the family dynamic in the Morel household. Use evidence from the novel to explain what caused the family dynamic and what events are a result of it.

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