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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Clarissa not wear her favorite dress to her party?
(a) It is torn and has to be mended.
(b) She wears a new one instead.
(c) It is at the dry cleaners.
(d) She feels too chubby in it.

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

3. Peter thinks that Clarissa looks at him as ______________________.
(a) a failure.
(b) a lover.
(c) a genius.
(d) a hero.

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

5. What is Maisie's last name?
(a) Hall.
(b) Murray.
(c) Sloane.
(d) Johnson.

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

7. The crowds that gather around Buckingham Palace try to guess what will be written by ______________________.
(a) the skywriter.
(b) the Prime Minister.
(c) the newspaper editor.
(d) the Queen.

8. What is Clarissa doing when Peter arrives?
(a) Taking a bath.
(b) Preparing lunch.
(c) Mending a dress.
(d) Reading a book.

9. Which of the following does NOT describe the young woman in #66?
(a) Brash.
(b) Furtive.
(c) Bold.
(d) Daring.

10. Who is Hugh's mother?
(a) Evelyn.
(b) Bernice.
(c) Wanda.
(d) Dolores.

11. Who did Peter Walsh marry?
(a) An Irish woman.
(b) An American woman.
(c) An Indian woman.
(d) An Italian woman.

12. Who enters the room when Peter is questioning Clarissa about her happiness with Richard?
(a) Richard.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Mrs. Walker.
(d) Elizabeth.

13. Who has Clarissa been thinking a lot about lately?
(a) Robert.
(b) David.
(c) Peter.
(d) Sally.

14. Peter dreams of being ________________________.
(a) an artist.
(b) a chef.
(c) a diplomat.
(d) a solitary traveler.

15. Which of the following is NOT something that occurs in the middle of June?
(a) Garden parties.
(b) Dancing all night.
(c) Polo ponies.
(d) Reading novels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Clarissa's friend, Hugh's, last name?

2. Who is Clarissa's housekeeper?

3. Peter's life is very __________________.

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

5. Who is the woman Peter now plans to marry?

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