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

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

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

4. Who is described in Chapter 6 as a “prim young Russian with the smooth, warm-colored face and black, oiled hair”?
(a) Julius.
(b) Maxim.
(c) Basil.
(d) Hasan.

5. Who prepares to take on the role of hostess from her mother at the Crich water-party in Chapter 14?
(a) Michelle Crich.
(b) Diana Crich.
(c) Sarah Crich.
(d) Laura Crich.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the wedding reception take place in Chapter 2?

2. What is Halliday’s first name in the novel?

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

4. 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?

5. Breadalby is described in Chapter 8 as “standing among the softer, greener hills of” where?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who visits Ursula’s classroom in Chapter 3? Why?

4. What happens with the Mino cat in Chapter 13? What does this symbolize?

5. What are Gudrun and Ursula’s impressions of the Crich party when they arrive in Chapter 14? What do they do after arriving there?

6. What dispute takes place regarding “love” between Ursula and Birkin in Chapter 13?

7. What is symbolized by Ursula’s challenge to Birkin regarding Hermione furnishing his rooms in Chapter 12?

8. What is foreshadowed by the conversation between Birkin and Ursula at the party in Chapter 11?

9. How are the bodies found after the party at the Crich estate in Chapter 14?

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

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