The Waves Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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The Waves Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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. Who decides to "put off my hopeless desire to be Susan, to be Jinny"?

2. Who "only understands cries of love, hate, rage and pain"?

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

4. Who is not permitted to go on the walk?

5. Who is primarily focused on appearances early in Section 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When the characters change locations in the text, it is not always noticeable. Identify why this is and the effect on the reader.

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

6. Briefly analyze Neville's attitude towards religion.

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

8. Why is it relevant that Bernard is the first speaker in Section 4?

9. What is the major event that occurs in Section 4, and why is it significant?

10. What is significant about displaying the children in school in the novel's first section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a detailed essay that argues that Percival is either: 1) an intrinsic character to the novel, made only more important by the fact that he doesn't speak and dies at the novel's midpoint or 2) a kind of outlier or distraction, both for the characters in the text and the reader. In the course of this essay evaluate Percival's significance, his effect on each of the characters, and the role his death plays in shaping other character's lives.

Essay Topic 2

Write a detailed essay that addresses the question of whether or not Bernard is the novel's central character. Provide ample textual evidence to support your claim.

Essay Topic 3

In a detailed essay, outline the role Rhoda plays in the group. Is she a kind of tragic hero? What is the source or her paralysis and misanthropy? Fully describe this character using ample textual evidence.

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