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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. How does Gerald say he injured his hand in Chapter 14?
2. After Birkin’s visit to Ursula’s house in Chapter 15, Ursula is stricken by what inexplicable emotion for Birkin?
3. Gudrun asks Gerald in Chapter 14 if he’s ever been on a steamer from Westminster Bridge to where?
4. What is the name of the servant who accompanies Winifred when she meets Gudrun in Chapter 18?
5. What age is Ursula described as being in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are the bodies found after the party at the Crich estate in Chapter 14?
2. 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?
3. What are Gudrun and Ursula’s impressions of the Crich party when they arrive in Chapter 14? What do they do after arriving there?
4. What changes does Gerald make in his father’s business in Chapter 17?
5. Who do Ursula and Gudrun see leaping into the lake in Chapter 4? What do they remark about the spectacle?
6. What information about Gerald’s past does Ursula relate to Gudrun in Chapter 4?
7. What is symbolized by Gudrun’s incident with Winifred’s rabbit, Bismarck, in Chapter 18?
8. What is significant about the author’s depiction of Birkin’s friends in London in Chapter 6?
9. How do Ursula and Gudrun feel about their stay at Breadalby in the beginning of Chapter 8?
10. How is Birkin’s philosophical view of human nature illustrated in Chapter 2?
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 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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