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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 kind of dance movements does Gudrun dance while Ursula sings after their lakeside picnic in Chapter 14?
2. What is the title of Chapter 17?
3. What is Birkin’s answer in Chapter 11 when Ursula asks him, “Then why do you care about people at all if you don't believe in love? Why do you bother about humanity?”
4. What is the title of Chapter 7?
5. Breadalby is described in Chapter 8 as “standing among the softer, greener hills of” where?
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. Who visits Ursula’s classroom in Chapter 3? Why?
3. How do Ursula and Gudrun feel about their stay at Breadalby in the beginning of Chapter 8?
4. How is Birkin’s philosophical view of human nature illustrated in Chapter 2?
5. What are Gudrun and Ursula’s impressions of the Crich party when they arrive in Chapter 14? What do they do after arriving there?
6. How does Ursula respond to Birkin’s visit to her home while her family is at church in Chapter 15?
7. Why does Gudrun punch Gerald in the face in Chapter 14? What does this action signify in the narrative?
8. What happens with the Mino cat in Chapter 13? What does this symbolize?
9. What is significant about Hermione’s appearance in Chapter 10?
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 criticism, banning, and publication problems of Women in Love based on its depiction of sexuality. How many critics have viewed the relationship between Gerald and Birkin as one that is rooted in homosexual desires? How is this sexuality depicted through the narrative in Chapter 20?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the characters of Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen in the novel. How old are the sisters? What are their principle occupations? How are the sisters alike? How do they differ?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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