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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. Why does Miriam go to her grandmother's home to stay for a while?

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

3. What is Mrs. Morel's nightly drink?

4. What hope does Mrs. Morel have for Arthur when she sees how he behaves?

5. How does Mrs. Morel spend her days now that she is very ill?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Paul have low self-esteem?

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

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

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

5. What does Mrs. Morel think about Clara?

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

7. When Arthur joins the army, what is Mrs. Morel's hope for him?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Mrs. Morel strive to keep her sons Paul and William away from their prospective lovers? Consider the type of woman that Mrs. Morel would approve of for her sons. How does this ideal compare to Mrs. Morel herself?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the ways in which Paul has two contrasting personalities.

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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