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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 is the name of the village girl who arrives and distracts Paul and Miriam at the Morel home?

2. How many years older is Clara than Paul?

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

4. Where does Paul's relationship with Clara end?

5. Who is the most upset about Paul staying the night at Clara's home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why has Clara left her husband?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What elements of irony are present in Sons and Lovers?

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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