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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the last lesson of the day in Ursula’s classroom in Chapter 3?
(a) Advanced calculus.
(b) Intermediate grammar.
(c) Intermediate algebra.
(d) Elementary botany.

5. 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 palomino Quarter Horse mare.”
(c) “A white Falabella stallion.”
(d) “A black Fjord Horse stallion.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of sandwiches do Ursula and Gudrun eat during their picnic by the lake in Chapter 14?

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

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

4. Rupert Birkin tells Ursula in Chapter 11, “Man is one of the mistakes of creation—like” what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation does Ursula have with Mrs. Kirk in Chapter 17? Why does she see Mrs. Kirk?

2. What changes does Gerald make in his father’s business in Chapter 17?

3. What is significant about Hermione’s appearance in Chapter 10?

4. How does Ursula’s demeanor change after the Crich party in Chapter 15?

5. How do Ursula and Gudrun feel about their stay at Breadalby in the beginning of Chapter 8?

6. Why does Gudrun punch Gerald in the face in Chapter 14? What does this action signify in the narrative?

7. How does D. H. Lawrence illustrate the miners in Chapter 9? What personal experience of the author’s relates to this depiction?

8. What physical conflict takes place between Hermione and Birkin in Chapter 8?

9. How does the narrator characterize Mr. Crich’s relationship with his wife in Chapter 17?

10. How does Ursula respond to Birkin’s visit to her home while her family is at church in Chapter 15?

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