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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. Imagining a future for Gerald, Gudrun thinks in Chapter 29, “He would be a Napoleon of peace, or” whom?

2. What kind of factory stands over the shops and houses in the poor quarter of town where the old market place is located in Chapter 26?

3. According to the author in Chapter 26, there was a jumble in the old market place in town every afternoon on what day of the week?

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

5. With what friend does Hermione say she will stay with for the winter in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What gift does Birkin give to Ursula in Chapter 23? Why?

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

4. Why do Ursula and Birkin leave the inn at Hohenhausen in Chapter 29?

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

6. What is related in the letter that Gudrun receives in the beginning of Chapter 21?

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

8. What conversation takes place between Birkin and Ursula by the pond in the beginning of Chapter 19?

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

10. How does Gudrun respond to Gerald’s socializing with the Germans at the inn in Hohenhausen in Chapter 29?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Describe and discuss the setting of the novel as established in the first chapters. Where in England is the Brangwen homestead? How does the author describe this setting? What were the political, economic, and cultural atmospheres like in England at this time historically? How are these environmental aspects depicted in the story?

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