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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The relationship between Clarissa and Peter is ________________.
(a) indulgent.
(b) satisfying.
(c) strained.
(d) loving.

2. What does Peter not realize about Clarissa?
(a) She loves him too.
(b) She is leaving her husband.
(c) She goes to therapy now.
(d) She has a terminal illness.

3. Peter thinks that Clarissa looks at him as ______________________.
(a) a genius.
(b) a lover.
(c) a hero.
(d) a failure.

4. Which of the following is NOT something that occurs in the middle of June?
(a) Reading novels.
(b) Polo ponies.
(c) Garden parties.
(d) Dancing all night.

5. Who is the woman Peter now plans to marry?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Janet.
(c) Daisy.
(d) Marie.

6. Clarissa is embarrassed that Peter sees her _____________________.
(a) Playing croquet.
(b) Crying.
(c) Taking a nap.
(d) Mending a dress.

7. Peter blurts out to Clarissa that he is in love with ________________________.
(a) his wife's sister.
(b) Clarissa.
(c) the wife of a Major in the Indian Army.
(d) his daughter's nanny.

8. What about Clarissa amazes Peter?
(a) That she still has such power over him.
(b) That she is going to college.
(c) That she has started a business.
(d) That she is still so beautiful.

9. What is Lucrezia's nickname?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Zia.
(c) Lu-Lu.
(d) Rezia.

10. Why has Peter returned to London?
(a) To see about getting a divorce.
(b) To attend his son's graduation.
(c) To go to a funeral.
(d) To get married.

11. Why does Peter Walsh think that he doesn't like returning to England?
(a) He doesn't approve of the prime minister's policies.
(b) It is too ravaged from the war.
(c) The politeness of society has waned.
(d) He rejects the idea of a monarchy.

12. With which woman did Clarissa fall in love with at school?
(a) Sally Sylvan.
(b) Sally Seton.
(c) Sally Sawyer.
(d) Sally Simpson.

13. The crowds that gather around Buckingham Palace try to guess what will be written by ______________________.
(a) the Queen.
(b) the skywriter.
(c) the Prime Minister.
(d) the newspaper editor.

14. Who was Clarissa's maiden aunt?
(a) Aunt Helena.
(b) Aunt Marjorie.
(c) Aunt Elizabeth.
(d) Aunt Beatrice.

15. What color is Clarissa's favorite dress?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Lavendar.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lucy's Irish cook?

2. Peter thinks that Clarissa cannot understand ____________________.

3. What lends an air of mystery to the vehicle in #20?

4. In what city does Clarissa Dalloway live?

5. Clarissa wishes she could be more like _________________.

(see the answer keys)

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