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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Clarissa thinks that Peter must wonder what she does every day besides __________________ and mending dresses.
(a) going shopping.
(b) gardening.
(c) going to parties.
(d) taking naps.

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

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

4. How did Peter feel about Clarissa when they were in Bourton?
(a) He thought she was rude to him.
(b) He thought she was incapable of love.
(c) He was madly in love with her.
(d) He thought she was a great actress.

5. Clarissa thinks that, in Peter's eyes, she _____________________.
(a) can do no wrong.
(b) will never leave her husband.
(c) will learn to love him again.
(d) cannot measure up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Clarissa's favorite dress?

2. With which woman did Clarissa fall in love with at school?

3. Who is Septimus' wife?

4. The relationship between Clarissa and Peter is ________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Hugh Whitbread and what role does he play in Clarissa's lie?

2. Who is Daisy and what role does she play in Peter's life?

3. Who is Sally Seton and what role does she play in Clarissa's life?

4. What is the source of Septimus' odd behavior, and what is the only recourse Rezia feels that she has?

5. What is wrong with the dress Clarissa wants to wear to her party?

6. Why had Clarissa broken off her engagement to Peter?

7. Who are Septimus and Lucrezia and what behavior of Septimus' bothers her when they are with other people in the park?

8. What does Peter not realize about Clarissa as he chats with her in her room?

9. What do both Peter and Clarissa secretly think about the other?

10. Who is Peter Walsh, and what role did he play in Clarissa's life?

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