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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Peter blurts out to Clarissa that he is in love with ________________________.
(a) his wife's sister.
(b) the wife of a Major in the Indian Army.
(c) Clarissa.
(d) his daughter's nanny.

3. Peter was jealous of the time that Clarissa spent with ___________________.
(a) Elaine.
(b) Margot.
(c) Sally.
(d) Deirdre.

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

5. What is Clarissa's friend, Hugh's, last name?
(a) Whitbread.
(b) Whittington.
(c) Whitfield.
(d) Whitmore.

6. Who waits on Clarissa in the floral shop?
(a) Miss Pym.
(b) Miss Pinchot.
(c) Miss Pendrake.
(d) Miss Penn.

7. How long has Peter Walsh been gone from England?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Five years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Six months.

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

9. What month is it when the book begins?
(a) March.
(b) June.
(c) December.
(d) February.

10. Clarissa is fond of viewing things as ___________________.
(a) a gift.
(b) a horror.
(c) a trial.
(d) a blessing.

11. Who is Septimus' wife?
(a) Alicia.
(b) Eveline.
(c) Lucrezia.
(d) Celeste.

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

13. How does the weather on this day make Clarissa feel?
(a) Full of life.
(b) Weepy.
(c) Wistful.
(d) Angry.

14. What does Clarissa think about marriage to Peter?
(a) Perhaps she should have married him.
(b) It is not too late to marry him.
(c) She is glad that she did not marry him.
(d) She would marry him now if he asked.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Septimus do in the crowd that embarrasses his wife?

2. While talking with Peter, Clarissa brings up the days _____________________.

3. Why has Peter returned to London?

4. The relationship between Clarissa and Peter is ________________.

5. What does Clarissa find ridiculous about Peter?

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