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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. What does Clarissa make fun of regarding Mill Kilman?

2. What had the person in #100 organized during the war?

3. Where does Peter stroll after he leaves Clarissa's house?

4. What is the source of Stephen's emotional difficulties?

5. What had Septimus wanted to do when he was young?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Miss Kilman's religion and her feelings about Clarissa in conflict?

2. What is Clarissa's response when Richard gives her roses?

3. Why does Rezia hide Septimus' writing and drawings?

4. What are Miss Kilman's feelings for Elizabeth?

5. What does Rezia write down as Septimus talks while lying on the sofa?

6. What is the unspoken rivalry between Hugh Whitbread and Richard Dalloway?

7. Why does Sir William recommend that Septimus be put into a home?

8. What had happened to Septimus during and after the war?

9. Describe Septimus' first appointment with Sir William and what does Sir William think about Septimus' condition?

10. What is Septimus' state of mind as he lies on the sofa in the sitting room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of keeping up appearances. Identify at least two themes about keeping up appearances in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

Essay Topic 2

"Mrs. Dalloway" is a classic mid-life crisis story. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Woolf was a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, and then briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

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