1. 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 displays a common experience.”
(d) “It shows people at their most vulnerable.”

2. What is the title of Chapter 15?
(a) “Sunday Evening.”
(b) “Rabbit.”
(c) “Crème de Menthe.”
(d) “Threshold.”

3. Imagining a future for Gerald, Gudrun thinks in Chapter 29, “He would be a Napoleon of peace, or” whom?
(a) “Bismarck.”
(b) “Columbus.”
(c) “Cortez.”
(d) “Darwin.”

4. According to the narrator in Chapter 29, Ursula had not felt herself after the meeting with her parents and “did not really come to until she was on the ship crossing from Dover to” where?
(a) Ostend.
(b) Aix.
(c) Breadalby.
(d) Beldover.

5. How does Gerald say he injured his hand in Chapter 14?
(a) He caught it in some machinery.
(b) A horse bit it.
(c) Playing croquet.
(d) He fell down a flight of stairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Ursula bring to Birkin when she walks back to the car after storming off in Chapter 23?

3. The groom tells the wedding guests at the reception that he was late for what reason in Chapter 2?

4. What song does Ursula sing after she and Gudrun finish their tea-picnic by the lake in Chapter 14?

5. What is the name of the patriarch of the Brangwen family?

(see the answer key)

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