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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of insect does Woolf describe in the elaborate simile at the beginning of Section 7?
(a) A moth.
(b) A beetle.
(c) A dragonfly.
(d) An ant.

2. What word does Louis use to characterize himself in Section 3?
(a) Loquacious.
(b) Average.
(c) Banal.
(d) Extraordinary.

3. Who tells Rhoda in Section 1 that someone has arrived to pick her up?
(a) Percival.
(b) Jinny.
(c) Louis.
(d) Mrs. Constable.

4. Who is fond of the "orderly progress" exhibited by the schoolboys?
(a) Percival.
(b) Louis.
(c) Dr. Crane.
(d) Bernard.

5. What is Susan doing when she begins her Section 7 monologue?
(a) Walking with her son in the garden.
(b) Alone in her room at Elvedon.
(c) Playing with her daughters.
(d) Speaking with Bernard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is one of the characters not permitted to go on the walk in Section 1?

2. Generally, what word best describes the mood of Bernard at the end of section 8, as compared to the beginning?

3. What does Rhoda offer to Percival in Section 5?

4. Which speaker follows Susan in Section 7?

5. What significant fact does the reader learn about Bernard's life early in Section 4?

(see the answer key)

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