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

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

3. What is the title of Chapter 15?
(a) “Rabbit.”
(b) “Crème de Menthe.”
(c) “Sunday Evening.”
(d) “Threshold.”

4. 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) Cedar trees.
(b) Pine trees.
(c) Cottonwood trees.
(d) Beech trees.

5. What age is Ursula described as being in Chapter 1?
(a) 26.
(b) 33.
(c) 19.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 17?

2. What is the title of Chapter 6?

3. How much money does Gudrun have “of which nobody knew anything” in Chapter 17?

4. What kinds of birds are in cages around the kitchen at the mill in Chapter 12?

5. What is the last lesson of the day in Ursula’s classroom in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What information about Gerald’s past does Ursula relate to Gudrun in Chapter 4?

3. What is significant about the author’s depiction of Birkin’s friends in London in Chapter 6?

4. What is symbolized by Gudrun’s incident with Winifred’s rabbit, Bismarck, in Chapter 18?

5. What thoughts consume Birkin as he remains ill and at home in the beginning of Chapter 16?

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

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

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

9. How are Gerald and Birkin’s views of the modern world described in Chapter 5?

10. What characteristic stands out among the main characters of Women in Love as they are introduced in Chapter 1?

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