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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. Who is Clarissa's daughter?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Amy.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Cecily.

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

3. Which of the following is NOT something that Clarissa thinks is bred into her and her friends?
(a) Stoicism.
(b) Tears.
(c) Endurance.
(d) Humor.

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

5. How does Clarissa characterize Hugh?
(a) Angry.
(b) Philanthropic.
(c) Impeccable.
(d) Disinterested.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clarissa see outside the floral shop window?

2. What did the young woman in #66 do in her bedroom?

3. How does the weather on this day make Clarissa feel?

4. Clarissa is fond of viewing things as ___________________.

5. Peter's life is very __________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author introduce Clarissa Dalloway?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In what ways is Clarissa like the author, Virginia Woolf, in her personality traits?

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