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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pages 131-174.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Septimus do in the crowd that embarrasses his wife?
(a) Chastises complete strangers.
(b) Talks aloud and writes notes on envelopes.
(c) Tells bawdy jokes.
(d) Starts to take off his clothes.

2. Which of the following is NOT something that Clarissa thinks is bred into her and her friends?
(a) Tears.
(b) Stoicism.
(c) Humor.
(d) Endurance.

3. How long have Hugh Whitbread and Richard Dalloway been friends?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 40 years.

4. Septimus is no longer able to ________________.
(a) drink wine.
(b) drive.
(c) feel.
(d) paint.

5. Why can Clarissa not remember Peter's name?
(a) She has just awakened.
(b) She is talking on the phone.
(c) She is talking with other people.
(d) She is so surprised to see him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Clarissa characterize Hugh?

2. Whose marriage proposal had Clarissa turned down?

3. What is Elizabeth's heritage and looks?

4. What is Peter's perception of Clarissa when he leaves her house?

5. The doctor tells Septimus' wife that she must keep Septimus __________________________.

(see the answer key)

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