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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. At whose home does Gudrun ask Birkin to stop so she can drop the key off in Chapter 27?
(a) The Andersons’.
(b) The Mulleys’.
(c) The Peters’.
(d) The Coulsons’.

2. Gudrun says that Fanny Bath is “frightfully in love” with what painter in Chapter 29?
(a) Thomas Crich.
(b) Billy McFarlane.
(c) William Brangwen.
(d) Lloyd George.

3. By what nickname does Gudrun frequently call her sister in the novel?
(a) Pumpkin.
(b) Prune.
(c) Peach.
(d) Pimento.

4. With what friend does Hermione say she will stay with for the winter in Chapter 22?
(a) Rosalind.
(b) Diana.
(c) Palestra.
(d) Laura.

5. Gudrun states in Chapter 30, “Of course, life doesn’t really matter – it’s one’s” what “which is central”?
(a) “Religion.”
(b) “Art.”
(c) “Experiences.”
(d) “Feelings.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Gudrun away having a showing of her work in the beginning of Chapter 21?

2. Where do Ursula and Birkin drive to have high tea in Chapter 23?

3. Birkin tells Gerald in Chapter 25, “One should avoid this HOME instinct. It’s not an instinct, it’s a habit of” what?

4. Birkin tells Ursula in Chapter 19, “I wouldn't give a straw for your female ego—it's” what?

5. Ursula tells Gudrun in Chapter 29 that “Herr Loerke is doing a great frieze for a factory” where?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Ursula and Birkin leave the inn at Hohenhausen in Chapter 29?

2. How does Ursula respond when Birkin asks her to marry him in front of her father in Chapter 19?

3. How does the relationship between Gudrun and Gerald begin to change after the departure of Ursula and Birkin in Chapter 30?

4. What is related in the letter that Gudrun receives in the beginning of Chapter 21?

5. Why do Ursula and Birkin give away a chair in Chapter 26? To whom do they give the chair?

6. What is significant about the relationships in the novel as presented through the conversation of Gerald and Birkin in Chapter 25?

7. What is Birkin’s response to the situation when he and Ursula return to the inn in Chapter 31?

8. What gift does Birkin give to Ursula in Chapter 23? Why?

9. What do Ursula and Gerald discuss when they see one another after Ursula has married Birkin in Chapter 27?

10. Where do Ursula and Gudrun go together in Chapter 27? What do they discuss while there?

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