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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. Who is Lucy's Irish cook?
(a) Mrs. O' Leary.
(b) Mrs. Geary.
(c) Mrs. Shannon.
(d) Mrs. Walker.

2. What month is it when the book begins?
(a) March.
(b) June.
(c) February.
(d) December.

3. Why is Hugh not very cheerful lately?
(a) His mother is ill.
(b) He is divorcing his wife.
(c) He has lost his job.
(d) He has been sick.

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

5. While talking with Peter, Clarissa brings up the days _____________________.
(a) at Oxford.
(b) after their wedding.
(c) of her illness.
(d) at her father's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Peter's life is very __________________.

2. Where does Clarissa walk to hear the chimes of Big Ben?

3. What is the name of the floral shop where Clarissa shops?

4. What is Clarissa's friend, Hugh's, last name?

5. What does Clarissa think about marriage to Peter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why had Clarissa broken off her engagement to Peter?

3. What are Peter's thoughts about Clarissa as he walks away from her house?

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

5. How did Peter know that Clarissa was in love with Richard Dalloway?

6. In what ways is Clarissa like the author, Virginia Woolf, in her personality traits?

7. What do both Peter and Clarissa secretly think about the other?

8. Who is Peter Walsh, and what role did he play in Clarissa's life?

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

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

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