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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. Gudrun says that Fanny Bath is “frightfully in love” with what painter in Chapter 29?

2. Why does Hermione say she’s been away in Chapter 22?

3. Where does Hermione say she will go for the winter while having tea at Birkin’s in Chapter 22?

4. What kind of cap is described in Chapter 29 as “a close brown-velvet head with big brown velvet flaps down over his ears”?

5. Birkin tells Gerald in Chapter 25, “One should avoid this HOME instinct. It’s not an instinct, it’s a habit of” what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Ursula and Birkin give away a chair in Chapter 26? To whom do they give the chair?

2. Who do Ursula, Birkin, Gerald and Gudrun meet at the inn in Hohenhausen in Chapter 29?

3. What does Gudrun remark to Gerald of the sunset in Chapter 30?

4. What is Ursula’s impression of the photo of artwork of Loerke’s shown to her in Chapter 29?

5. What takes place between Birkin and Gerald in Chapter 20?

6. What does Gerald do when he encounters Gudrun and Loerke talking in the snow in Chapter 30?

7. How is the encounter between Gerald and Gudrun described after the death of Mr. Crich in Chapter 24?

8. Where does Ursula first see Birkin in Chapter 19? What is he doing?

9. What is Birkin’s response to the situation when he and Ursula return to the inn in Chapter 31?

10. What do Ursula and Gerald discuss when they see one another after Ursula has married Birkin in Chapter 27?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the author’s style of language in the novel. Do you find the narrative easy to read and understand, or does it require effort to follow the author’s meaning? How is the style of language relative to the characters and setting? What literary devices are commonly used throughout the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the setting of the novel as established in the first chapters. Where in England is the Brangwen homestead? How does the author describe this setting? What were the political, economic, and cultural atmospheres like in England at this time historically? How are these environmental aspects depicted in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen in the novel. How old are the sisters? What are their principle occupations? How are the sisters alike? How do they differ?

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