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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. What has appeared in the window-box of the woman next door?

2. What can Virginia feel inside herself?

3. What does the word 'ubiquitous' tell us about the Jack Russell terriers.

4. When did Vanessa last visit?

5. What will prompt Dan to say: 'Get a load of this'?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Laura fearful of Richie making an error as he helps her make the cake?

2. When Clarissa thinks of Richard's illness, what makes her resentful?

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

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

5. What is unusual about the headache Virginia suffers?

6. What is significant about Vanessa's visit to Hogarth House?

7. What important writing quality does Virginia exhibit?

8. Why did Virginia not engage more with Nelly over the matter of the day's menu?

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

10. What is notable about Richard's good fortune?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the novel The Hours have to say to us about human love and human frailty? Express your ideas with close reference to the text.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Cunningham's style in The Hours. Was it essential for him to adopt a style similar to Virginia Woolf's in order to compose this novel?

Essay Topic 3

'The ways in which people approach their everyday activities tells us a great deal about them.' Closely explore the way this happens in Michael Cunningham's The Hours.

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