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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. Breadalby is described in Chapter 8 as “standing among the softer, greener hills of” where?
2. 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?
3. Ursula and Gudrun set out for a walk where in Chapter 4?
4. The groom tells the wedding guests at the reception that he was late for what reason in Chapter 2?
5. 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”?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Ursula and Gudrun feel about their stay at Breadalby in the beginning of Chapter 8?
2. Who do Ursula and Gudrun see leaping into the lake in Chapter 4? What do they remark about the spectacle?
3. What is significant about the author’s depiction of Birkin’s friends in London in Chapter 6?
4. 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?
5. What is symbolized by Ursula’s challenge to Birkin regarding Hermione furnishing his rooms in Chapter 12?
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. What is significant about Hermione’s appearance in Chapter 10?
8. What physical conflict takes place between Hermione and Birkin in Chapter 8?
9. Who visits Ursula’s classroom in Chapter 3? Why?
10. How does Ursula’s demeanor change after the Crich party in Chapter 15?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the characters of Rupert Birkin and Hermione Roddice in Chapters 1-4. What is illustrated of Birkin and Hermione’s relationship when they visit Ursula at the school? How does Ursula feel about each of these characters? How does their relationship change in the course of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the different styles and origins of the artwork described in the Halliday flat in Chapters 6-8. How are the African sculptures described? How common were works of African art in London at this time? Where did the art originate and how is its style defined?
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