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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. Which relative of Clarissa's did Peter find it impossible to get along?

2. What color is Clarissa's favorite dress?

3. Whose marriage proposal had Clarissa turned down?

4. Who is Septimus' wife?

5. What about Clarissa amazes Peter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Peter's perceptions of Clarissa after having been gone for five years?

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

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

5. Who is Hugh Whitbread and what role does he play in Clarissa's lie?

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

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

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

9. What does Peter recall about Sally Seton from years ago?

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

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

Explain the significance of the novel's simple title -- "Mrs. Dalloway". Why did Woolf choose this title? Is there an understood message in the title? Is there another title you can suggest that might be more appropriate?

Essay Topic 3

"Mrs. Dalloway" is a classic mid-life crisis story. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

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