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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Peter dreams of being ________________________.
(a) an artist.
(b) a chef.
(c) a solitary traveler.
(d) a diplomat.

3. Who has Clarissa been thinking a lot about lately?
(a) David.
(b) Peter.
(c) Sally.
(d) Robert.

4. Who is Clarissa's daughter?
(a) Cecily.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Amy.

5. Who is Clarissa's housekeeper?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Lindy.
(c) Eve.
(d) Estelle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Clarissa's maiden aunt?

2. Why does Peter Walsh think that he doesn't like returning to England?

3. What about Clarissa amazes Peter?

4. What is Peter's perception of Clarissa when he leaves her house?

5. What month is it when the book begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Peter not realize about Clarissa as he chats with her in her room?

2. Who are Septimus and Lucrezia and what behavior of Septimus' bothers her when they are with other people in the park?

3. What were Peter's thoughts of Richard Dalloway when he first met him at a dinner party?

4. What are Clarissa's immediate thoughts when Peter surprises her by showing up at her house?

5. Who is Sally Seton and what role does she play in Clarissa's life?

6. What is the source of Septimus' odd behavior, and what is the only recourse Rezia feels that she has?

7. Who is Daisy and what role does she play in Peter's life?

8. How has Septimus changed since the war and what are Rezia's thoughts about his altered behavior now?

9. Who would Peter spend time with at dinner parties when he didn't want to share Clarissa with anyone else?

10. Which woman does Clarissa admire more than anyone and longs to be like her?

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