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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. Which speaker follows Susan in Section 7?

2. In Section 7, where is Louis's new house?

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

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

5. With what event in Bernard's life does the major news in Section 5 coincide?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how Susan appears in Section 6.

3. 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?

4. How is Section 6's opening description distinct, and what should the reader expect from the rest of the section?

5. In Section 6, we encounter the three character who were omitted from the previous section. Describe their places in life at this point.

6. What are the characters doing at the beginning of Section 8, and why is that important?

7. What in particular separates Section 7 from the prior two sections, and why is that significant?

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

9. Characterize the way Bernard appears in Section 5.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the novel's two most troubled characters: Rhoda and Neville. Identify their weaknesses as individuals, and offer the sources of their peculiarities. This essay should include detailed descriptions and evaluations of each of these characters and even offer ideas as to how they function similarly and differently.

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

Evaluate the structure of this novel in the course of a detailed essay. Evaluate and identify the rising and falling action as well as the climax. Explain whether this text would have been executed more effectively if Woolf had chosen a different form rather than the constant intertwining of interior monologues.

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