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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. When Ursula and Rupert Birkin take a punt to the island of the pond in Chapter 11, he says of the “jungle of rank plants,” “I shall mow this down, and then it will be romantic—like” what?

2. What is the title of Chapter 7?

3. What is Halliday’s first name in the novel?

4. Pussum tells Gerald when they meet in Chapter 6 that she’s not afraid of anything except for what?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What characteristic stands out among the main characters of Women in Love as they are introduced in Chapter 1?

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. How are Gerald and Birkin’s views of the modern world described in Chapter 5?

6. Who visits Ursula’s classroom in Chapter 3? Why?

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

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

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

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

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 2

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?

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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