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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rupert Birkin keeps rooms in what town because most of his work lay chiefly there in Chapter 5?
(a) Nottingham.
(b) Breadalby.
(c) Beldover.
(d) Derbyshire.

2. Of the African sculpture of a woman giving birth, Gerald asks “Why is it art?” What is Birkin’s reply?
(a) “It is an example of real life.”
(b) “It conveys a complete truth.”
(c) “It shows people at their most vulnerable.”
(d) “It displays a common experience.”

3. What does Gudrun teach Winifred in the novel?
(a) Drawing and sculpting.
(b) Sewing and decorating.
(c) Ballet and acting.
(d) Piano lessons.

4. Of Gerald, the narrator states in Chapter 25, “There was a numbness upon him, a numbness either of unborn, absent volition, or of” what?
(a) “Masculinity.”
(b) “Atrophy.”
(c) “Vulgarity.”
(d) “Sensuality.”

5. What is the cat referred to that encounters a stray in Chapter 13?
(a) The Theo cat.
(b) The Berry cat.
(c) The Harp cat.
(d) The Mino cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Birkin’s visit to Ursula’s house in Chapter 15, Ursula is stricken by what inexplicable emotion for Birkin?

2. Birkin tells Gerald in Chapter 16 that his sister shouldn’t be sent away to school because only what kind of children should be sent to school?

3. What kinds of birds are in cages around the kitchen at the mill in Chapter 12?

4. What word from Chapter 15 means adverse in tendency or effect; unfriendly; hostile?

5. What is the last name of Ursula and Gudrun in the novel?

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