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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. Peter's life is very __________________.
(a) boring.
(b) adventurous.
(c) chaotic.
(d) sad.

2. With which woman did Clarissa fall in love with at school?
(a) Sally Seton.
(b) Sally Sawyer.
(c) Sally Sylvan.
(d) Sally Simpson.

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

4. Which of the following is NOT something that occurs in the middle of June?
(a) Polo ponies.
(b) Reading novels.
(c) Dancing all night.
(d) Garden parties.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of parties does Peter recall from the days at Bourton?

2. How did Peter know that Clarissa had fallen in love with Richard?

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

4. Clarissa wishes she could be more like _________________.

5. What does Clarissa think about marriage to Peter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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