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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 season is it when Paul decides to see Miriam after turning her down the first time?

2. Who invites Paul to see Sarah Bernhardt?

3. What is causing Mrs. Morel's illness?

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

5. What distracts Paul at the Sarah Bernhardt performance?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Paul attracted to Clara?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why has Clara left her husband?

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

9. Why does Paul have low self-esteem?

10. What is the cause of Paul breaking up with Miriam in the chapter, "The Test on Miriam"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the tone of Sons and Lovers? How does the tone tie into the way the characters develop?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Morel and their children. Use evidence to support your beliefs about why their relationships are this way.

Essay Topic 3

D. H. Lawrence uses a literary reference to Edgar Allen Poe in Sons and Lovers. What is the purpose of using this particular literary reference? How does it contribute to the novel?

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