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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. Gudrun asks Gerald in Chapter 30, “Don't you think the understanding of a flea is more interesting than the understanding of a” what?

2. Gudrun states in Chapter 30, “Of course, life doesn’t really matter – it’s one’s” what “which is central”?

3. Where do Ursula and Birkin depart the train for their hotel in Chapter 29?

4. What gemstone does Ursula worry is unlucky in Chapter 23?

5. Loerke says to Gudrun in Chapter 30, “Women and love – there is no greater” what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Birkin’s response to the situation when he and Ursula return to the inn in Chapter 31?

2. What do Hermione and Ursula discuss when they encounter one another at tea in Chapter 22?

3. How does Ursula respond when Birkin asks her to marry him in front of her father in Chapter 19?

4. What do Ursula and Gerald discuss when they see one another after Ursula has married Birkin in Chapter 27?

5. How does the relationship between Gudrun and Gerald begin to change after the departure of Ursula and Birkin in Chapter 30?

6. What are Ursula’s impressions as she leaves England for Continental Europe in Chapter 29? Where does she meet Gudrun?

7. How is the encounter between Gerald and Gudrun described after the death of Mr. Crich in Chapter 24?

8. How does Ursula’s father react when she tells her family she will wed Birkin the next day in Chapter 27?

9. What are Ursula and Gudrun’s impressions of Herr Loerke in Chapter 29?

10. Where does Ursula first see Birkin in Chapter 19? What is he doing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of William Brangwen in the novel. How has the author characterized the relationship between the Brangwen patriarch and his daughters? How is this relationship depicted in Chapter 19? What causes the dispute between Will Brangwen and Birkin?

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

Discuss the theme of sexuality in Women in Love. How do the sexual morals of the Halliday crowd differ from those of conventional England at this time? How is the character of Pussum depicted through sexuality? How is her character perceived by others for her promiscuity?

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