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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rupert Birkin comes to Ursula’s classroom and helps teach the students how to draw what in Chapter 3?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Pine cones.
(c) Birch trees.
(d) Catkins.

2. Birkin says in Chapter 16 that “every true artist is the salvation of” what?
(a) “Every other.”
(b) “The one after.”
(c) “Non-artists.”
(d) “The one before.”

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

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

5. The groom tells the wedding guests at the reception that he was late for what reason in Chapter 2?
(a) A dog stole his tie.
(b) His shoes needed shining.
(c) His pants were wrinkled.
(d) He was missing a button hook.

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

7. Breadalby is described as a house of what architectural style?
(a) Greek.
(b) Roman.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Georgian.

8. How long does Pussum say she’s known she was pregnant when speaking with Gerald in Chapter 6?
(a) 10 weeks.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) 21 weeks.
(d) 14 weeks.

9. What kind of sandwiches do Ursula and Gudrun eat during their picnic by the lake in Chapter 14?
(a) Roast beef.
(b) Tuna with lettuce.
(c) Cucumber and caviar.
(d) Ham and cheese.

10. Ursula and Gudrun are having a discussion in their father’s house located where in Chapter 1?
(a) Lennon.
(b) Jacobs.
(c) Beldover.
(d) Matthews.

11. Rupert Birkin tells Ursula in Chapter 11, “Man is one of the mistakes of creation—like” what?
(a) “The Cyclops.”
(b) “The ichthyosauri.”
(c) “The Phoenix.”
(d) “The tyrannosaurus.”

12. Where does Gudrun tell Gerald she had a canoe before at the party in Chapter 14?
(a) Derbyshire.
(b) Arundel.
(c) Willey Water.
(d) Paris.

13. What age is Ursula described as being in Chapter 1?
(a) 33.
(b) 26.
(c) 22.
(d) 19.

14. Gudrun asks Gerald in Chapter 14 if he’s ever been on a steamer from Westminster Bridge to where?
(a) Cologne.
(b) Richmond.
(c) Beldover.
(d) Derbyshire.

15. What is the title of Chapter 18?
(a) “Diver.”
(b) “Excurse.”
(c) “Fetish.”
(d) “Rabbit.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Hermione asked Ursula and Gudrun to come visit her and spend a few days in Chapter 4?

2. Of the African sculpture of a woman giving birth, Gerald asks “Why is it art?” What is Birkin’s reply?

3. What gentleman at the wedding in Chapter 1 does Gudrun immediately find attractive?

4. What is the name of the man that Hermione is courted by in the beginning of the novel?

5. What is the title of Chapter 4?

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