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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 of the following does NOT describe the young woman in #66?

2. What is Clarissa's husband's name?

3. What month is it when the book begins?

4. Who waits on Clarissa in the floral shop?

5. Which of the following is NOT something that occurs in the middle of June?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Peter feel about seeing Clarissa after so many years, and to what does he attribute Clarissa's breaking their engagement?

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

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

9. What memories does Clarissa have about living at Bourton and being in love with Sally Seton?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Woolf was a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, and then briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Project into the future ten years after the end of the novel and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Clarissa and three other characters. Be sure to incorporate personal, political and cultural impacts on the characters' lives.

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