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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. According to the author in Chapter 1, Gudrun and Ursula “both had the remote, virgin look of modern girls, sisters of Artemis rather than of” whom?

2. Who drops Gudrun’s drawings into the water in Chapter 10?

3. Who prepares to take on the role of hostess from her mother at the Crich water-party in Chapter 14?

4. Breadalby is described as a house of what architectural style?

5. What word from Chapter 9 refers to a coalmine, including all the buildings and equipment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is foreshadowed by the conversation between Birkin and Ursula at the party in Chapter 11?

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

3. What thoughts consume Birkin as he remains ill and at home in the beginning of Chapter 16?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is Birkin’s philosophical view of human nature illustrated in Chapter 2?

10. What do Birkin and Gerald discuss regarding Winifred in Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the conflict between Ursula and her father in Chapter 27. Why does Mr. Brangwen respond as he does when Ursula informs the family of her intention to wed the following day? How does Ursula meet this obstacle and overcome it? How does Birkin respond to the situation?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Ursula and Birkin’s viewpoints about their future, travel, and the meaning of “home.” What does Birkin want to achieve through traveling and leaving convention behind? How does Ursula feel about Birkin’s ideals? What are Ursula’s views on conventional home life?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the symbolism of the Mino cat in Chapter 13 as related to the theme of subservient and dominant will in the novel. Does this exchange prove the point of Gerald, Birkin, Ursula or Gudrun? How? Why does the author choose to include this exchange in the chapter?

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