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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. Who comes out and jumps in the water as Ursula and Gudrun pass in Chapter 4?

2. How long does Pussum say she’s known she was pregnant when speaking with Gerald in Chapter 6?

3. Gudrun and Ursula row their canoe across the lake to bathe and picnic by a grove of what type of trees in Chapter 14?

4. Both Gudrun and Ursula wear dresses of what color crepe to the water-party in Chapter 14?

5. Rupert Birkin comes to Ursula’s classroom and helps teach the students how to draw what in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is symbolized by Gudrun’s incident with Winifred’s rabbit, Bismarck, in Chapter 18?

2. What is foreshadowed by the conversation between Birkin and Ursula at the party in Chapter 11?

3. What characteristic stands out among the main characters of Women in Love as they are introduced in Chapter 1?

4. Who falls into the lake at the Crich party in Chapter 14? What is the outcome of this situation?

5. Who visits Ursula’s classroom in Chapter 3? Why?

6. What is symbolized by Ursula’s challenge to Birkin regarding Hermione furnishing his rooms in Chapter 12?

7. What is significant about the author’s depiction of Birkin’s friends in London in Chapter 6?

8. What changes does Gerald make in his father’s business in Chapter 17?

9. What dispute takes place regarding “love” between Ursula and Birkin in Chapter 13?

10. What information about Gerald’s past does Ursula relate to Gudrun in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Industrial Revolution and its impact on the culture, society, philosophy, and economy of Great Britain. How does author D. H. Lawrence use the coalmines in the story as a symbolic representation of the Industrial Revolution? How does Gerald fit into this depiction?

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 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?

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