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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. The narrator states in Chapter 30, “All these things, however, riches, pride of social standing, handsome physique, were” what?

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

3. What is the title of Chapter 26?

4. What sport does Birkin show Gerald the basic moves of in Chapter 20?

5. What is the title of Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Gudrun remark to Gerald of the sunset in Chapter 30?

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

4. Why do Ursula and Birkin give away a chair in Chapter 26? To whom do they give the chair?

5. What is significant about the encounter between Birkin and Ursula and the Halliday crowd in Chapter 28?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the conflict between Ursula and her father in Chapter 27. Why does Mr. Brangwen respond as he does when Ursula informs the family of her intention to wed the following day? How does Ursula meet this obstacle and overcome it? How does Birkin respond to the situation?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss narrative style of the novel. Is the story related in first, second, or third person? Is it told in the present or past tense? Is the narrator’s perspective omniscient or limited? What effect does the novel’s narrative voice have on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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