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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 old is Paul in the chapter "The Test on Miriam"?

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

3. Who must Paul limit his time with in order to care for Mrs. Morel?

4. Who invites Paul to see Sarah Bernhardt?

5. Who is the first to notice Mrs. Morel's health issues?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Paul begin avoiding Miriam in the chapter, "Defeat of Miriam"?

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

4. Why does Miriam believe that Paul has broken up with her?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What type of foreshadowing is used in the relationship between Paul and Mrs. Morel? What events in the plot are foreshadowed?

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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