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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who jumps in to save Gerald’s sister from drowning in Chapter 14?

2. The woman who sells honey to Gudrun in Chapter 17 tells her that she left being a servant in the Crich household when Gerald was how old?

3. Where has Hermione asked Ursula and Gudrun to come visit her and spend a few days in Chapter 4?

4. Breadalby is described as a house of what architectural style?

5. Who is described in Chapter 6 as a “prim young Russian with the smooth, warm-colored face and black, oiled hair”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who falls into the lake at the Crich party in Chapter 14? What is the outcome of this situation?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is the character of Pussum illustrated in Chapters 6 and 7?

10. Who do Ursula and Gudrun see leaping into the lake in Chapter 4? What do they remark about the spectacle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of death in Women in Love. How does the author use Diana’s death in Chapter 14 as a sounding point for the characters to express their views of death and its meaning? Which character has the most experience in facing death and grief? How do these experiences shape the character?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of class distinction in Women in Love. How does each of the main characters (Ursula, Gudrun, Gerald, and Birkin) differ in their viewpoints of class and the lower classes? Do you see Ursula and Gudrun’s distaste for the lower classes as a character fault? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the different styles and origins of the artwork described in the Halliday flat in Chapters 6-8. How are the African sculptures described? How common were works of African art in London at this time? Where did the art originate and how is its style defined?

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