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The Hours Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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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. What factor turns Virginia into 'a fantastic figure'?
(a) The stripes of green-black weed.
(b) The interplay of light on seaweed and water.
(c) The effect of the strong current as it carries her away.
(d) Her fur coat.

2. Her memories of 'taking the Host' show us what about Laura?
(a) That she used to be a Catholic.
(b) That she is courteous.
(c) That she had led a promiscuous life.
(d) That she used to work in hospitality.

3. How old was Richard when he and Clarissa argued?
(a) Forty.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Nineteen.

4. What happened to Kitty's husband during the War?
(a) He was jailed as a conscientious objector.
(b) He was a prisoner of war in Germany.
(c) He was a prisoner of war in the Philippines.
(d) He survived the horrors of the Burma Railway.

5. What information does Nelly give Virginia?
(a) That she needs to go up to London.
(b) That she is making a lamb pie for lunch.
(c) That she will resign.
(d) That she is making shepherd's pie for lunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does Virginia see Clarissa coming to her senses.

2. What does Virginia put in the pocket of her cardigan?

3. What does Leonard worship above all else?

4. What sort of top is Clarissa wearing?

5. What material is used for the counter top in Clarissa's kitchen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Virginia's attitude toward Vanessa's children?

2. What is the significance of the literary prize that Richard has been awarded?

3. How does Laura plan to compensate for her neglect of Dan and Richie at breakfast?

4. What is significant about the utterance of the word 'hurl'?

5. Comment on the style of the Prologue to The Hours by Michael Cunningham.

6. Comment on an aspect of the Prologue's final paragraph.

7. What does Willie Bass think of Clarissa?

8. For what reasons has Virginia Woolf decided to end her life?

9. What fascinates Laura about Virginia Woolf's death?

10. Why does Virginia wish to avoid Nelly on this particular morning?

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