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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) “Fowl.”
(b) “Fox.”
(c) “Fool.”
(d) “Ferret.”

2. Birkin tells Ursula in Chapter 19, “I wouldn't give a straw for your female ego—it's” what?
(a) “Rubbish.”
(b) “Insignificant.”
(c) “A gentle flower.”
(d) “A rag doll.”

3. Who dies in the end of Women in Love?
(a) Gudrun.
(b) Gerald.
(c) Birkin.
(d) Ursula.

4. By what nickname does Gudrun frequently call her sister in the novel?
(a) Pimento.
(b) Prune.
(c) Peach.
(d) Pumpkin.

5. After meeting up in Innsbruck, Gerald, Gudrun, Birkin, and Ursula descend at the tiny railroad station where in Chapter 29?
(a) Hohenhausen.
(b) St. Petersburg.
(c) Ostend.
(d) Derbyshire.

6. Herr Loerke says in Chapter 30, “The English, I thought they were so” what?
(a) “Intelligent.”
(b) “Stupid.”
(c) “Cold.”
(d) “Warm.”

7. What is the river in Greek mythology that forms the boundary between the world of the living and the underworld?
(a) The River Styx.
(b) The River Sphinx.
(c) The River Phoenix.
(d) The River Sasquatch.

8. Winifred leaves for a few days in London with whom after her father’s funeral in Chapter 24?
(a) Laura.
(b) Hermione.
(c) Palestra.
(d) Sarah.

9. Of England, Birkin says in Chapter 29, “It's a great actual unreality now, an aggregation into unreality. It might be real, if there were no” what?
(a) “Frenchmen.”
(b) “Spaniards.”
(c) “Englishmen.”
(d) “Irishmen.”

10. Gudrun says that Fanny Bath is “frightfully in love” with what painter in Chapter 29?
(a) Thomas Crich.
(b) Billy McFarlane.
(c) Lloyd George.
(d) William Brangwen.

11. Birkin tells Ursula in Chapter 26, “Now my rooms at the Mill are quite complete, I want them” where?
(a) “On top of the mountain.”
(b) “Overlooking the river.”
(c) “At the bottom of the sea.”
(d) “Beside the bay.”

12. Why does Hermione say she’s been away in Chapter 22?
(a) To get married.
(b) To perform in a play.
(c) For her health.
(d) To see her father.

13. What nurse comes and summons Gerald to the dining room to speak with the doctor after dinner in Chapter 24?
(a) Miss Palmer.
(b) Miss Monterey.
(c) Miss Laura.
(d) Miss Inglis.

14. Discussing Loerke, Gerald asks Gudrun in Chapter 30, “What makes you so smitten with that little” what?
(a) “Transient.”
(b) “Vermin.”
(c) “Rebel.”
(d) “Tramp.”

15. What is the title of Chapter 27?
(a) “Rabbit.”
(b) “A Chair.”
(c) “Crème de Menthe.”
(d) “Flitting.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Birkin exclaims to Ursula in the marketplace in Chapter 26, “It is all possessions, possessions, bullying you and turning you into” what?

2. By what nickname does Mr. Crich call Winifred in Chapter 21?

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

4. Who does the Professor at the inn say “was giving us a recitation in the Cologne dialect” in Chapter 29?

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

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