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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. Which of the following words does Paul use to describe Miriam to Clara?

2. What does Paul throw at Baxter's face in the chapter, "Baxter Dawes"?

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

4. What does Miriam say to Paul about marriage when they visit at her grandmother's cottage?

5. Who does Paul take to the Isle of Wight?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Are there any characters in the novel who do not have justified actions? Consider Paul adding morphine to his mother's drink, for example. Is he justified in his actions or not?

Essay Topic 2

What role does religion play in the novel? Why does the author use religious allusion in descriptions?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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