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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. What two words does the narrator say that from Ursula always drove her father mad in Chapter 27?

2. Ursula’s father is described in Chapter 19 as being nearly what age?

3. Birkin tells Ursula in Chapter 19, “I hate ecstasy, Dionysic or any other. It's like going round in” what?

4. Ursula tells Hermione in Chapter 22, “I think it is degrading not to be” what?

5. Birkin tells Gerald in Chapter 25, “One should avoid this HOME instinct. It’s not an instinct, it’s a habit of” what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the motif of death relative to Gerald’s character in Women in Love?

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

3. What destructive characteristics are foreshadowed in the relationship between Gerald and Gudrun in Chapter 24?

4. What decision do Ursula and Birkin make after having tea at Southwell Minster in Chapter 23?

5. What takes place between Birkin and Gerald in Chapter 20?

6. How does the illness of Mr. Crich influence the atmosphere and actions of the narrative in Chapter 21?

7. What causes the fight between Ursula and Birkin in Chapter 23? What takes place during the fight?

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

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

10. What does Gerald do when he encounters Gudrun and Loerke talking in the snow in Chapter 30?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the criticism, banning, and publication problems of Women in Love based on its depiction of sexuality. How many critics have viewed the relationship between Gerald and Birkin as one that is rooted in homosexual desires? How is this sexuality depicted through the narrative in Chapter 20?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Winifred Crich in the novel. How old is Winifred? Why is Winifred described as unique amongst children her age? What is Winifred’s relationship with her parents and siblings like?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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