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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. Of the African sculpture of a woman giving birth, Gerald asks “Why is it art?” What is Birkin’s reply?
2. When Gerald awakens to find Halliday and others sitting naked by the fire in Chapter 7, he compares Halliday as being “like Christ in a” what?
3. While riding on the train to London, Gerald Crich asks Rupert Birkin where he will stay in the city. Birkin replies he will stay with a friend where in Chapter 5?
4. Rupert Birkin comes to Ursula’s classroom and helps teach the students how to draw what in Chapter 3?
5. What is the title of Chapter 17?
Short Essay Questions
1. What thoughts consume Birkin as he remains ill and at home in the beginning of Chapter 16?
2. What happens with the Mino cat in Chapter 13? What does this symbolize?
3. What changes does Gerald make in his father’s business in Chapter 17?
4. What do Birkin and Gerald discuss regarding Winifred in Chapter 16?
5. What characteristic stands out among the main characters of Women in Love as they are introduced in Chapter 1?
6. What are Gudrun and Ursula’s impressions of the Crich party when they arrive in Chapter 14? What do they do after arriving there?
7. How does Ursula’s demeanor change after the Crich party in Chapter 15?
8. What takes place at the party at Breadalby after dinner in Chapter 8?
9. How is the character of Pussum illustrated in Chapters 6 and 7?
10. How would you describe the author’s narrative style as established in Chapter 1? How does this narrative style relate to the author’s characterizations?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 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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