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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) The Sahara.
(c) The Amazon.
(d) Antarctica.

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

3. What city does Gudrun consider to be “dry, and essentially boring” in Chapter 17?
(a) Brussels.
(b) St. Petersburg.
(c) Paris.
(d) Innsbruck.

4. When Birkin says he’ll quit his job and live without humanity in Chapter 11, Ursula asks him if he has enough money to live on. How much does Birkin respond that he receives per year?
(a) 250 pounds.
(b) 650 pounds.
(c) 1,200 pounds.
(d) 400 pounds.

5. 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.

6. Of the African sculpture of a woman giving birth, Gerald asks “Why is it art?” What is Birkin’s reply?
(a) “It displays a common experience.”
(b) “It is an example of real life.”
(c) “It shows people at their most vulnerable.”
(d) “It conveys a complete truth.”

7. Gudrun develops a scheme to go where to stay with a friend who is a fellow sculptor in Chapter 17?
(a) Derbyshire.
(b) London.
(c) Brussels.
(d) St. Petersburg.

8. What is the name of Halliday’s Hindu servant in Chapter 6?
(a) Hasan.
(b) Basil.
(c) Maxim.
(d) Julius.

9. 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) Ordinary children.
(b) Well behaved children.
(c) Intelligent children.
(d) Wealthy children.

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

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

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

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

14. What word from Chapter 15 means adverse in tendency or effect; unfriendly; hostile?
(a) Inimical.
(b) Pandemic.
(c) Verity.
(d) Denouement.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Birkin says in Chapter 16 that “every true artist is the salvation of” what?

2. By what name does Birkin introduce Pussum in Chapter 6?

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

4. What kind of dance movements does Gudrun dance while Ursula sings after their lakeside picnic in Chapter 14?

5. What is the title of Chapter 17?

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