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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 song is Ursula persuaded to sing for the company at the inn in Chapter 29?

2. Gudrun tells Gerald that she will leave the inn where they have stayed for the winter when in Chapter 30?

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

4. What is the name of the patriarch of the Brangwen family?

5. Where does the narrator say Birkin went for a time after recovering from his illness in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is significant about the relationships in the novel as presented through the conversation of Gerald and Birkin in Chapter 25?

7. Where do Ursula and Gudrun go together in Chapter 27? What do they discuss while there?

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

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

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

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 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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