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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. What does Septimus do in the crowd that embarrasses his wife?
(a) Chastises complete strangers.
(b) Tells bawdy jokes.
(c) Talks aloud and writes notes on envelopes.
(d) Starts to take off his clothes.

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

3. Who is Lucy's Irish cook?
(a) Mrs. O' Leary.
(b) Mrs. Walker.
(c) Mrs. Shannon.
(d) Mrs. Geary.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Peter dreams of being ________________________.

2. How had Clarissa hurt Peter years ago?

3. Who did Peter Walsh marry?

4. Where did Clarissa attend school?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the author introduce Clarissa Dalloway?

4. What are Clarissa's immediate thoughts when Peter surprises her by showing up at her house?

5. What were Peter's thoughts of Richard Dalloway when he first met him at a dinner party?

6. Which woman does Clarissa admire more than anyone and longs to be like her?

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

8. Who would Peter spend time with at dinner parties when he didn't want to share Clarissa with anyone else?

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

10. How has Septimus changed since the war and what are Rezia's thoughts about his altered behavior now?

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