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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pages 44-87.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose marriage proposal had Clarissa turned down?
(a) Hugh Whitbread's.
(b) Peter Walsh's.
(c) James McAllister's.
(d) Philip Sloane's.

2. What is the curious habit of the Irish cook?
(a) She falls in love with every man she sees.
(b) She whistles all the time.
(c) She works barefooted.
(d) She smokes a cigar.

3. The doctor tells Septimus' wife that she must keep Septimus __________________________.
(a) focused on things that are real.
(b) on complete bedrest.
(c) away from his old friends.
(d) from drinking too much.

4. Clarissa is embarrassed that Peter sees her _____________________.
(a) Playing croquet.
(b) Crying.
(c) Mending a dress.
(d) Taking a nap.

5. How did Peter know that Clarissa had fallen in love with Richard?
(a) The way she blushed when his name was mentioned.
(b) The way she stuttered every time he was around.
(c) The way she wrote his name over and over on the newspaper.
(d) The way she gazed at him when they danced.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Clarissa's husband's name?

2. What does Clarissa find ridiculous about Peter?

3. What month is it when the book begins?

4. Who enters the room when Peter is questioning Clarissa about her happiness with Richard?

5. How did Peter feel about Clarissa when they were in Bourton?

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