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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. How does Wolfe describe the birds' song at the beginning of the first section?
(a) "A blank melody outside."
(b) "Barely audible."
(c) "A disruptive cacophony."
(d) "Like the chiming of bells."

2. Who witnessed the kiss in the garden through a chink in the hedge in Section 1?
(a) Neville.
(b) Susan.
(c) Rhoda.
(d) Jinny.

3. What are the children doing as the novel begins?
(a) Going to bed.
(b) Saying grace before dinner.
(c) Waking up.
(d) Playing in the garden.

4. What makes Jinny feel "native" in her environment?
(a) The people constantly passing her.
(b) The gaudiness of her surroundings.
(c) A picture on the wall.
(d) The music.

5. Who is the first character to speak?
(a) Louis.
(b) Bernard.
(c) Jinny.
(d) Rhoda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Louis use to characterize himself in Section 3?

2. When he is alone, who "is nothing" in Section 4?

3. Who says, "I am one person--myself"?

4. Who provides an elaborate description of bathing at the end of the day?

5. What is Louis doing upon the commencement of his major monologue in Section 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the differences in Jinny and Rhoda's experience's while at school in Section 2.

2. Why does Woolf use a line or two of monologue rather than dialogue to introduce the children in Section 1?

3. Describe the fears, or the lack of fears, that the characters articulate in Section 3.

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

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

6. Why is Bernard's announcement of his engagement in Section 4 significant?

7. Describe how Section 2 is structured.

8. What is the significance of having each character introduce themselves by identifying a specific image in Section 1?

9. Describe how Neville and Bernard are different as they appear in Section 3.

10. What is significant about the opening description to Section 4?

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