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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. In Section 8, who contends that the characters have "destroyed something by our presence"?
(a) Louis.
(b) Bernard.
(c) Neville.
(d) Rhoda.

2. To what kind of historical figures does Louis compare himself in Section 6?
(a) Members of parliament.
(b) Romantic poets.
(c) Classical philosophers.
(d) Roman consuls.

3. Where does Bernard travel towards the end of his major monologue in Section 5?
(a) Susan's home.
(b) Louis' office.
(c) Neville's flat.
(d) Jinny's house.

4. By the end of Section 6, what can we say for sure about Neville's feelings towards Percival?
(a) That he was in love with Percival.
(b) That he hated Percival.
(c) That he felt Percival unduely held a position of high-regard.
(d) That Percival confused him.

5. In Section 6, Who remarks, "Percival has died . . . Life passes."?
(a) Bernard.
(b) Neville.
(c) Susan.
(d) Louis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jinny when the reader encounters her in Section 6?

2. What kind of insect does Woolf describe in the elaborate simile at the beginning of Section 7?

3. Which of the characters recognizes themselves as the group's strongest member in Section 5?

4. In Section 8, what prevents the characters from relaxing around each other?

5. In Section 5, Neville struggles to accomplish what simple act?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is most notable about Section 5's opening description and why?

2. How does Bernard's role change in Section 8, and what evidence do you have to support that?

3. What do the characters do after they leave the restaurant in Section 8, and what happens then?

4. What is different about Susan in Section 7?

5. Describe how the characters feel during the dinner they share in Section 8.

6. What is significant about how Rhoda appears in Section 7?

7. Describe how Louis appears in Section 6.

8. How does the structure of Section 5 parallel the development of the characters?

9. The first thing the reader learns in Section 5 is that Percival has died. How did he die, and who does it seem to have the strongest effect on?

10. Describe the way Louis is characterized in Section 7.

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