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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 is the last name of Ursula and Gudrun in the novel?

2. What is the title of Chapter 18?

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 17, Gerald had refused to go to what school, instead choosing a German university?

4. What is the title of Chapter 15?

5. Ursula and Gudrun set out for a walk where in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What takes place at the party at Breadalby after dinner in Chapter 8?

5. What conversation does Ursula have with Mrs. Kirk in Chapter 17? Why does she see Mrs. Kirk?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Winifred Crich in the novel. How old is Winifred? Why is Winifred described as unique amongst children her age? What is Winifred’s relationship with her parents and siblings like?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of sexuality in Women in Love. How do the sexual morals of the Halliday crowd differ from those of conventional England at this time? How is the character of Pussum depicted through sexuality? How is her character perceived by others for her promiscuity?

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