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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. What song does Ursula sing after she and Gudrun finish their tea-picnic by the lake in Chapter 14?
2. By what name does Birkin introduce Pussum in Chapter 6?
3. When Ursula and Rupert Birkin take a punt to the island of the pond in Chapter 11, he says of the “jungle of rank plants,” “I shall mow this down, and then it will be romantic—like” what?
4. Ursula thinks of Birkin’s eyes in Chapter 15 as having “such a dark, constant will of” what?
5. What kind of dance movements does Gudrun dance while Ursula sings after their lakeside picnic in Chapter 14?
Short Essay Questions
1. What takes place at the party at Breadalby after dinner in Chapter 8?
2. How is Birkin’s philosophical view of human nature illustrated in Chapter 2?
3. How is the character of Pussum illustrated in Chapters 6 and 7?
4. Who falls into the lake at the Crich party in Chapter 14? What is the outcome of this situation?
5. What information about Gerald’s past does Ursula relate to Gudrun in Chapter 4?
6. Why does Gudrun punch Gerald in the face in Chapter 14? What does this action signify in the narrative?
7. How does Ursula’s demeanor change after the Crich party in Chapter 15?
8. How does the narrator characterize Mr. Crich’s relationship with his wife in Chapter 17?
9. What are Gudrun and Ursula’s impressions of the Crich party when they arrive in Chapter 14? What do they do after arriving there?
10. What characteristic stands out among the main characters of Women in Love as they are introduced in Chapter 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of the meaning of love in the novel. What does Birkin define “love” as? How does his definition differ with that of Ursula? How do Gudrun and Gerald each define love and its meaning? With which character(s) do you most agree? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Ursula’s response to the act of sexual passion between her and Birkin in the narrative. How does Ursula feel about Birkin after their night in the car? How have Birkin’s feelings for Ursula changed?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the Industrial Revolution and its impact on the culture, society, philosophy, and economy of Great Britain. How does author D. H. Lawrence use the coalmines in the story as a symbolic representation of the Industrial Revolution? How does Gerald fit into this depiction?
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