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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What sudden change in Virginia has occurred?
2. Where does Clarissa imagine her rejected future taking place?
3. What does Virginia fear?
4. Who gives Clarissa the nickname 'Mrs Dalloway'?
5. What is interesting about Richard's lungs?
Short Essay Questions
1. What impression of Leonard Woolf is given in this chapter?
2. Explain what is meant by the comment that Laura Brown is 'trying to keep herself'.
3. What is Virginia's attitude toward Vanessa's children?
4. What is unusual about the headache Virginia suffers?
5. What are Laura's feelings about her son?
6. What is the 'inner faculty' that Virginia refers to?
7. Why did Virginia not engage more with Nelly over the matter of the day's menu?
8. Why is Clarissa hurt about Sally going out to lunch with Oliver St. Ives?
9. How does Laura attempt to achieve perfection?
10. Account for Virginia's idea that death means freedom.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Is Richard Worthington Brown's death a tragedy? You need to consider the nature of tragedy as well as the illness Richard suffered.
Essay Topic 2
In what ways do you think imagery is important in Michael Cunningham's The Hours? Consider concepts and characters and refer closely to the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Write a detailed critical essay on Michael Cunningham's The Hours. This should be a substantial essay that examines concepts, style, imagery, characterization and imaginative vision. Evaluate the novel. Do you think it deserved its Pulitzer Prize? You will need to write 800-1,000 words.
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