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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How had Clarissa hurt Peter years ago?
(a) She broke off their engagement.
(b) She had an abortion.
(c) She dated his best friend.
(d) She divorced him.

3. Who ended the relationship between Clarissa and Peter?
(a) Clarissa's father.
(b) Sally.
(c) Clarissa.
(d) Peter.

4. What lends an air of mystery to the vehicle in #20?
(a) The lights are flashing.
(b) A shade is drawn to hide the identity of the passenger.
(c) It is painted completely black.
(d) The windows are all blacked out.

5. Why does Peter Walsh think that he doesn't like returning to England?
(a) The politeness of society has waned.
(b) It is too ravaged from the war.
(c) He rejects the idea of a monarchy.
(d) He doesn't approve of the prime minister's policies.

6. Where does Clarissa walk to hear the chimes of Big Ben?
(a) Westminster.
(b) Picadilly Circus.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) St. James' Park.

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

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

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

10. What did Peter think when he was first introduced to Richard Dalloway?
(a) He knew that he was a good athlete.
(b) He thought he was a scoundrel.
(c) He knew Clarissa would marry him.
(d) He knew he would go into politics.

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

12. Who is the woman Peter now plans to marry?
(a) Janet.
(b) Marie.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Daisy.

13. What did the young woman in #66 do in her bedroom?
(a) Entertained men.
(b) Smoked cigars.
(c) Wrote articles.
(d) Drank gin.

14. With which woman did Clarissa fall in love with at school?
(a) Sally Simpson.
(b) Sally Sylvan.
(c) Sally Seton.
(d) Sally Sawyer.

15. What about Clarissa amazes Peter?
(a) That she has started a business.
(b) That she is going to college.
(c) That she is still so beautiful.
(d) That she still has such power over him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which relative of Clarissa's did Peter find it impossible to get along?

2. Who did Peter Walsh marry?

3. What does Clarissa see outside the floral shop window?

4. Who was Septimus' friend who died in the war?

5. What month is it when the book begins?

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