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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When reading the man's novel, what does the narrator feel overshadows it?

2. What does the narrator say that the modern woman writer may use writing as, rather than self-expression?

3. According to the narrator, what holds a novel together?

4. What age does the narrator say has been the most sex-conscious?

5. The narrator claims that a book is built of "_________ built...into arcades or domes."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the shift in point of view that takes place at the end of the novel. Why is it important? How does Woolf address potential critics? What does she reveal as the motive for this lecture?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the theme of emotion vs. reason that is presented in the novel. What does the narrator make of the "facts" presented about women, and are they facts at all? How does the narrator conclude that anger fuels some writing about the relations between the sexes? What other applications does the theme have to gender relations?

Essay Topic 3

What does the narrator seem to say about relationships, both between characters and real people? What do we seek in relationships, according to the narrator?

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