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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. Peter blurts out to Clarissa that he is in love with ________________________.

2. Clarissa notes that some days are much like ____________________.

3. How had Clarissa hurt Peter years ago?

4. Who is Clarissa's daughter?

5. Who is Lucy's Irish cook?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is wrong with the dress Clarissa wants to wear to her party?

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

10. How does the author introduce Clarissa Dalloway?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Peter. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? Is he a positive person? What else can you say about the character?

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of Clarissa. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Clarissa?

Essay Topic 3

The author used more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples about loss in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.

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