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Sons and Lovers
D.H. Lawrence
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Chapter 1: The Early Married Life of the Morels
Chapter 2: The Birth of Paul, and Another Battle
Chapter 3: The Casting off of Morel - The Taking on of William
Chapter 4: The Young Life of Paul
Chapter 5: Paul Launches into Life
Chapter 6: Death in the Family
Chapter 7: Lad-and-Girl Love
Chapter 8: Strife in Love
Chapter 9: Defeat of Miriam
Chapter 10: Clara
Chapter 11: The Test on Miriam
Chapter 12: Passion
Chapter 13: Baxter Dawes
Chapter 14: The Release
Chapter 15: Derelict
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Chapter 1: The Early Married Life of the Morels
Chapter 2: The Birth of Paul, and Another Battle
Chapter 3: The Casting off of Morel - The Taking on of William
Chapter 4: The Young Life of Paul
Chapter 5: Paul Launches into Life
Chapter 6: Death in the Family
Chapter 7: Lad-and-Girl Love
Chapter 8: Strife in Love
Chapter 9: Defeat of Miriam
Chapter 10: Clara
Chapter 11: The Test on Miriam
Chapter 12: Passion
Chapter 13: Baxter Dawes
Chapter 14: The Release
Chapter 15: Derelict
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Chapter 1: The Early Married Life of the Morels Quiz
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Chapter 1: The Early Married Life of the Morels Quiz
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of 5
What event causes William to enjoy himself less at the wakes (the fair)?
His mother leaving
His father arriving
The Ferris wheel malfunctioning
A thunderstorm
2
of 5
What does Mrs. Morel not want, and believe she cannot afford?
A summer cottage
A college degree
A laundry machine
Another child
3
of 5
Where did Mrs. Morel first meet her husband, Walter?
A miners union meeting
The wakes
A Christmas party
A train to London
4
of 5
What does Mrs. Morel learn from her husband's mother after seven months of marriage?
He is in debt
He is secretly wealthy
He is a fugitive
He has no education
5
of 5
What does Mr. Morel do to William while Mrs. Morel is sleeping?
Beats him
Gives him a haircut
Verbally abuses him
Buys him toys
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