1. Birkin tells Ursula in Chapter 19, “I hate ecstasy, Dionysic or any other. It's like going round in” what?
(a) “A Ferris wheel.”
(b) “A bathtub drain.”
(c) “A car tire.”
(d) “A squirrel cage.”

2. Breadalby is described in Chapter 8 as “standing among the softer, greener hills of” where?
(a) Derbyshire.
(b) Richmond.
(c) Dresden.
(d) Nottingham.

3. Gerald Crich’s mother is repeatedly compared to what type of bird in Chapter 17?
(a) A sparrow.
(b) A turkey.
(c) A hawk.
(d) An owl.

4. Where is Gudrun away having a showing of her work in the beginning of Chapter 21?
(a) Ostend.
(b) London.
(c) Florence.
(d) St. Petersburg.

5. What is the title of Chapter 7?
(a) “Excurse.”
(b) “Carpeting.”
(c) “Flitting.”
(d) “Fetish.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Birkin’s answer in Chapter 11 when Ursula asks him, “Then why do you care about people at all if you don't believe in love? Why do you bother about humanity?”

2. Where does Birkin say Gerald went exploring after fighting in the last war when he introduces him to Pussum in Chapter 6?

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

4. Why does Gerald compare himself to Cain in Chapter 14?

5. Who tells Gerald Crich that she hated him for how he treated his horse the other day in Chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

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