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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. Why has Peter returned to London?
(a) To go to a funeral.
(b) To see about getting a divorce.
(c) To get married.
(d) To attend his son's graduation.

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

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

4. Why is Hugh not very cheerful lately?
(a) He has lost his job.
(b) His mother is ill.
(c) He is divorcing his wife.
(d) He has been sick.

5. What is the name of the floral shop where Clarissa shops?
(a) Ivy League.
(b) Roxy's Shop.
(c) Mulberry's Shop.
(d) A'Bloom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of Clarissa's friends does Hugh dislike?

2. How had Clarissa hurt Peter years ago?

3. Why does Peter Walsh think that he doesn't like returning to England?

4. What is the curious habit of the Irish cook?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Peter recall about Sally Seton from years ago?

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

4. What does Peter feel about seeing Clarissa after so many years, and to what does he attribute Clarissa's breaking their engagement?

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

6. What are Clarissa's thoughts on this June morning and what are some of the reasons that the world seems pleasant to her?

7. What are Peter's thoughts about Clarissa as he walks away from her house?

8. What are Peter's perceptions of Clarissa after having been gone for five years?

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

10. What memories does Clarissa have about living at Bourton and being in love with Sally Seton?

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