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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. Who does Bernard refer to as "the authentics" in Section 4?
(a) Louis and Rhoda.
(b) Susan and Rhoda.
(c) Neville and Jinny.
(d) Jinny and Susan.

2. In Section 4, how would you characterize the characters' attitude towards each other?
(a) Elation.
(b) Mostly favorable.
(c) Generally negative.
(d) Indifferent.

3. What is Susan doing when she begins her major monologue in Section 3?
(a) Walking through London.
(b) Meeting Jinny and Rhoda.
(c) Walking in the early morning.
(d) Going to sleep.

4. Which subject do the children appear to have a strong grasp of?
(a) Science.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) History.
(d) English Grammar.

5. Who is not permitted to go on the walk?
(a) Jinny.
(b) Louis.
(c) Susan.
(d) Neville.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the girls is first to speak in Section 2?

2. Who is this Section 4's opening speaker?

3. Who remarks, "The world is entire, and I am outside of it . . ."?

4. What "ceremony" does Bernard dislike so much?

5. Who did Bernard seek to comfort during Section 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Overall, what should the reader take away as most significant from Section 1?

2. Which of the boys seems to have the strongest attachment to Percival? Please provide some evidence in your answer.

3. How are Jinny and Rhoda characterized in Section 3?

4. Describe in your own words the scene at the very beginning of Section 1, and offer an idea of why Woolf would begin this novel in such a way.

5. What is significant about the way Section 2 is introduced?

6. Bernard is clearly becoming the most central of the six characters. Describe his characteristics as he appears in Section 3.

7. Describe the boys' experiences in chapel while at school in Section 2.

8. How does the group act differently when Percival arrives in Section 4?

9. Characterize how Louis expresses his differences from Neville and Bernard in Section 3.

10. Describe the attitude of the characters towards each other prior to Percival's arrival in Section 4.

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