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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The electrician that Gudrun meets in the market on Friday night in Chapter 9 is described as “a scientist with a passion for” what?
(a) “Botany.”
(b) “Physics.”
(c) “Psychology.”
(d) “Sociology.”

2. 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.”

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

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

5. When Gerald awakens to find Halliday and others sitting naked by the fire in Chapter 7, he compares Halliday as being “like Christ in a” what?
(a) “Pieta.”
(b) “Manger.”
(c) “Chariot.”
(d) “Church.”

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

7. What is the name of the servant who accompanies Winifred when she meets Gudrun in Chapter 18?
(a) Rosalind.
(b) Laura.
(c) Mademoiselle.
(d) Miss Inglis.

8. Ursula and Gudrun set out for a walk where in Chapter 4?
(a) Nottingham.
(b) Sherwood Forest.
(c) Willey Water.
(d) St. Petersburg.

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

10. What song does Ursula sing after she and Gudrun finish their tea-picnic by the lake in Chapter 14?
(a) “Ye Little Birds that Sit and Sing.”
(b) “Annchen von Tharau.”
(c) “Mac Flecknoe.”
(d) “Aubade.”

11. Where does Birkin say Gerald went exploring after fighting in the last war when he introduces him to Pussum in Chapter 6?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Antarctica.
(c) The Sahara.
(d) The Amazon.

12. The woman who sells honey to Gudrun in Chapter 17 tells her that she left being a servant in the Crich household when Gerald was how old?
(a) 5 and a half years old.
(b) 1 and a half years old.
(c) 4 years old.
(d) 3 years old.

13. After Birkin’s visit to Ursula’s house in Chapter 15, Ursula is stricken by what inexplicable emotion for Birkin?
(a) Love.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Envy.

14. Who tells Gerald Crich that she hated him for how he treated his horse the other day in Chapter 12?
(a) Hermione.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Gudrun.
(d) Ursula.

15. What is the name of Gerald’s youngest sister in the novel?
(a) Laura.
(b) Winifred.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Hermione.

Short Answer Questions

1. Both Gudrun and Ursula wear dresses of what color crepe to the water-party in Chapter 14?

2. What city does Gudrun consider to be “dry, and essentially boring” in Chapter 17?

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 17, Gerald had refused to go to what school, instead choosing a German university?

4. What is the title of Chapter 10?

5. What is the title of Chapter 17?

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