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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, Ursula receives an invitation for her and Gudrun to have tea with whom?
(a) Rupert.
(b) Birkin.
(c) Hermione.
(d) Gerald.

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

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

4. Why does Gerald compare himself to Cain in Chapter 14?
(a) He killed his father as a young man.
(b) He killed his brother as a child.
(c) He killed his mother as a child.
(d) He married his mother.

5. What is the title of Chapter 12?
(a) “Sketch-Book.”
(b) “The Industrial Magnate.”
(c) “Carpeting.”
(d) “A Chair.”

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

7. Gudrun and Ursula row their canoe across the lake to bathe and picnic by a grove of what type of trees in Chapter 14?
(a) Pine trees.
(b) Cottonwood trees.
(c) Beech trees.
(d) Cedar trees.

8. By what name is the laborers wife at the mill called in Chapter 12?
(a) Mrs. Crich.
(b) Mrs. Kirk.
(c) Mrs. Varley.
(d) Mrs. Salmon.

9. What gentleman at the wedding in Chapter 1 does Gudrun immediately find attractive?
(a) Lord Bacon.
(b) Lloyd George.
(c) Herr Loerke.
(d) Gerald Crich.

10. Pussum tells Gerald when they meet in Chapter 6 that she’s not afraid of anything except for what?
(a) Black beetles.
(b) Brown bats.
(c) Gray sharks.
(d) Red spiders.

11. Where does the wedding reception take place in Chapter 2?
(a) Shortlands.
(b) Wetlands.
(c) Highlands.
(d) Drylands.

12. According to the author in Chapter 1, Gudrun and Ursula “both had the remote, virgin look of modern girls, sisters of Artemis rather than of” whom?
(a) “Tovo.”
(b) “Hebe.”
(c) “Cala.”
(d) “Midi.”

13. What kind of dance movements does Gudrun dance while Ursula sings after their lakeside picnic in Chapter 14?
(a) “Kodaly movements.”
(b) “Delacroze movements.”
(c) “Schulwerk movements.”
(d) “Suzuki movements.”

14. 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) “Church.”
(b) “Pieta.”
(c) “Manger.”
(d) “Chariot.”

15. How is the horse described that Gerald Crich is riding when he meets Ursula and Gudrun by the railroad tracks in Chapter 9?
(a) “A red Arab mare.”
(b) “A black Fjord Horse stallion.”
(c) “A white Falabella stallion.”
(d) “A palomino Quarter Horse mare.”

Short Answer Questions

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

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. Which of Gerald’s sisters falls into the lake in Chapter 14?

4. How long does Pussum say she’s known she was pregnant when speaking with Gerald in Chapter 6?

5. After Birkin’s visit to Ursula’s house in Chapter 15, Ursula is stricken by what inexplicable emotion for Birkin?

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