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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Ursula and Rupert Birkin take a punt to the island of the pond in Chapter 11, he says of the “jungle of rank plants,” “I shall mow this down, and then it will be romantic—like” what?
(a) “Odysseus and Penelope.”
(b) “Cleopatra and Marc Anthony.”
(c) “Paul et Virginie.”
(d) “Romeo and Juliet.”

3. What kind of flowers does Birkin send out floating across the pond in Chapter 11?
(a) Roses.
(b) Irises.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Poppies.

4. What is the last name of Ursula and Gudrun in the novel?
(a) Coulson.
(b) Brangwen.
(c) Crich.
(d) Bradley.

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

6. 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?
(a) “Embarrassment.”
(b) “Inter-destruction.”
(c) “Chaos.”
(d) “Wonder.”

7. Birkin tells Gerald in Chapter 16 that his sister shouldn’t be sent away to school because only what kind of children should be sent to school?
(a) Wealthy children.
(b) Well behaved children.
(c) Intelligent children.
(d) Ordinary children.

8. What is the title of Chapter 6?
(a) “Crème de Menthe.”
(b) “Sunday Evening.”
(c) “Fetish.”
(d) “Gudrun in the Pompadour.”

9. What is Halliday’s first name in the novel?
(a) Basil.
(b) Maxim.
(c) Julius.
(d) Hasan.

10. 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.

11. What is the title of Chapter 4?
(a) “Diver.”
(b) “Gladiatorial.”
(c) “A Chair.”
(d) “Sunday Evening.”

12. Where does the gatekeeper at the train station say that Gerald Crich bought his horse in Chapter 9?
(a) Constantinople.
(b) Nottingham.
(c) Cologne.
(d) London.

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

14. According to the narrator in Chapter 17, Gerald had refused to go to what school, instead choosing a German university?
(a) Oxford.
(b) The University of London.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) The University of Leeds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of Birkin, the narrator says in Chapter 16 that he hated what “even worse than marriage”?

2. The electrician that Gudrun meets in the market on Friday night in Chapter 9 is described as “a scientist with a passion for” what?

3. What word from Chapter 15 means pertaining to time or concerned with the worldly?

4. What is the name of Halliday’s Hindu servant in Chapter 6?

5. Breadalby is described as a house of what architectural style?

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