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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 Gerald’s parents, the narrator says in Chapter 17 that their relationship “was wordless and unknown, but it was deep, awful, a relation of utter” what?

2. What is the title of Chapter 4?

3. Who is described in Chapter 8 as “a learned, dry Baronet of fifty, who was always making witticisms and laughing at them heartily in a harsh, horse-laugh”?

4. What is the name of the man that Hermione is courted by in the beginning of the novel?

5. What is the title of Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the author’s depiction of Birkin’s friends in London in Chapter 6?

2. What dispute takes place regarding “love” between Ursula and Birkin in Chapter 13?

3. What physical conflict takes place between Hermione and Birkin in Chapter 8?

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

5. What happens with the Mino cat in Chapter 13? What does this symbolize?

6. What is symbolized by Gudrun’s incident with Winifred’s rabbit, Bismarck, in Chapter 18?

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

8. What changes does Gerald make in his father’s business in Chapter 17?

9. Who falls into the lake at the Crich party in Chapter 14? What is the outcome of this situation?

10. What is significant about Hermione’s appearance in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe and discuss narrative style of the novel. Is the story related in first, second, or third person? Is it told in the present or past tense? Is the narrator’s perspective omniscient or limited? What effect does the novel’s narrative voice have on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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