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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 does Lydia emerge from her indifference, becoming a new person?

2. Why does William suffer behind his bright face?

3. What type of child is Gudrun?

4. What is Tom contemplating as he stands at the altar with Anna on her wedding day?

5. How does Lydia act toward Tom when she becomes pregnant?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare Tom's feeling toward his newborn son and his stepdaughter, Anna?

2. Describe the situation that hardens Ursula to the outside world.

3. Explain the relationship between Lydia and Tom after two years of marriage.

4. What is William's physical and mental state after the birth of his third child?

5. Describe Anna's emotional state when her mother marries Tom Brangwen.

6. Describe the toast Tom gives at Anna's wedding party?

7. Explain what William asks the girl sitting next to him at the Empire, and what they do together.

8. Explain how the Brangwens come into more money as they live on the Marsh farm.

9. Explain William's feelings toward Anna as she discusses the wood carvings in the cathedral.

10. Explain how Lydia rises out of her darkness and indifference to make a new life for herself.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) What is the message Lawrence is trying to convey about life at the end of the Victorian Era and the beginning of the new century?

2) Does she depict a realistic and relevant view of human nature through the Brangwen family?

3) Are the human qualities of each character true to life? Explain.

4) How do the characters convey the everyday struggles of life and relationships?

Essay Topic 2

1) Evaluate the elements of cause and effect in this story using examples from the novel.

2) Choose three events from the story which cause Lydia Lensky's life to undergo a change.

3) How does she react to the events and their effects?

4) How does she grow emotionally in her own life and in her attitude toward her first husband, her second husband and her daughter because of these changes?

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze the changes in Anna Brangwen throughout the novel.

2) What fears and emotions does she experience as the story progresses?

3) How do her attitudes toward individuality, marriage and motherhood change as her character develops?

4) Cite examples of the character changes Anna goes through as her character develops.

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