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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Birkin’s friend who has a crowd of hangers-on in London?
(a) Palmer.
(b) Basil.
(c) Maxim.
(d) Halliday.

2. What kinds of birds are in cages around the kitchen at the mill in Chapter 12?
(a) Jays.
(b) Hummingbirds.
(c) Kestrels.
(d) Canaries.

3. What is the name of the electrician that Gudrun befriends at the market in Chapter 9?
(a) Billy.
(b) Lloyd.
(c) Birkin.
(d) Palmer.

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

5. What kind of dance movements does Gudrun dance while Ursula sings after their lakeside picnic in Chapter 14?
(a) “Delacroze movements.”
(b) “Schulwerk movements.”
(c) “Suzuki movements.”
(d) “Kodaly movements.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cat referred to that encounters a stray in Chapter 13?

2. What is the title of Chapter 6?

3. Of Gerald’s parents, the narrator says in Chapter 17 that their relationship “was wordless and unknown, but it was deep, awful, a relation of utter” what?

4. How long does Pussum say she’s known she was pregnant when speaking with Gerald in Chapter 6?

5. Who prepares to take on the role of hostess from her mother at the Crich water-party in Chapter 14?

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