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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Skrebensky's view on the role of an individual?
(a) Each man lives for the good of humanity, not himself.
(b) Each man lives for himself
(c) Each man lives for personal wealth
(d) Each man lives for his own family

2. What terrifies Ursula about her Uncle Tom as he grieves for his father?
(a) His unforgiving eyes
(b) His uncontrollable crying
(c) His animal-like grimace and horrible grin
(d) His indifference to his father's death

3. What brings Anton Skrebensky back to the Marsh farm after he returns to the army?
(a) An invitation from Anna
(b) He misses Ursula
(c) A letter from Gudrun
(d) Fred Brangwen's wedding

4. Where does the Brangwen family move when William gets his new position?
(a) In a collier's cottage
(b) A villa in Beldover
(c) In the back of a large church
(d) A flat in Nottingham

5. What does Ursula try to figure out as she lies with a fever in bed?
(a) How she will accept life as a wife and mother
(b) How to break away from Skrebensky
(c) How to get to India to be with Anton
(d) How she will raise her baby with Anton

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lydia see herself when she is married to Paul Lensky?

2. What does Anton write in a letter to Ursula after he goes back to the army?

3. What do the Brangwens hear when they wake up the first morning in their new house?

4. How does Anton react when he is away from Ursula after their affair in London and Paris?

5. What is Ursula's view on school and forcing children to learn?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Ursula feels about her fellow teachers on her last day at the St. Philip's School.

2. Describe Anna's thoughts about William's new job and their moving away from Cossethay.

3. Summarize Ursula's emotional state when she moves back home after passing her matriculation examination.

4. What are Lydia Brangwen's hopes after Tom dies and she sees the troubles of her sons?

5. How do the Brangwen children adapt to their new home?

6. What does Anton Skrebensky believe is the responsibility of every person?

7. Describe the relationship between Ursula and Anton Skrebensky when he visits Marsh farm.

8. As Ursula continues to teach, how does her attitude toward education change?

9. Summarize the decision Ursula makes as she is recovering from her miscarriage.

10. Describe the temperament of Tom Brangwen's son, Tom.

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