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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 Peter do while sitting on Clarissa's sofa?
(a) Reads.
(b) Cries.
(c) Eats.
(d) Naps.

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

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Clarissa thinks that Peter must wonder what she does every day besides __________________ and mending dresses.

2. What does Peter not realize about Clarissa?

3. How had Clarissa hurt Peter years ago?

4. Clarissa is embarrassed that Peter sees her _____________________.

5. What is Clarissa's friend, Hugh's, last name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Peter know that Clarissa was in love with Richard Dalloway?

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

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

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

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