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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 Clarissa say to Peter in a letter?
(a) That she needs his advice about Elizabeth.
(b) That it was heavenly to see him.
(c) That the party has been cancelled.
(d) That she is leaving Richard.

2. What does Miss Kilman always encourage Elizabeth to do?
(a) Study some foreign languages.
(b) Become a doctor.
(c) Write down her poetry.
(d) Be whoever and whatever she can.

3. According to Peter, women don't know what __________________ is.
(a) time.
(b) money.
(c) loyalty.
(d) passion.

4. What had Septimus wanted to do when he was young?
(a) Sculpt.
(b) Write.
(c) Act.
(d) Paint.

5. What does Rezia think about the things Septimus had written or drawn?
(a) They are amateurish.
(b) They are incriminating.
(c) They are troubling.
(d) They are beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard have difficulty expressing?

2. What was Dr. Holmes' diagnosis of Septimus?

3. What does Richard buy or his wife?

4. Septimus thinks the hat Rezia works on looks like it is fit for whom?

5. What does Rezia write down as she watches Septimus lying on the sofa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rezia write down as Septimus talks while lying on the sofa?

2. From what emotional problem is Septimus suffering?

3. How are Miss Kilman's religion and her feelings about Clarissa in conflict?

4. Why does Sir William recommend that Septimus be put into a home?

5. As Peter strolls in the park, what is he certain of regarding Clarissa even though she had seemed cold to him?

6. Why does Richard find it difficult to express his love for Clarissa?

7. Describe Septimus' first appointment with Sir William and what does Sir William think about Septimus' condition?

8. Why does Miss Kilman dislike Clarissa so much?

9. What is the unspoken rivalry between Hugh Whitbread and Richard Dalloway?

10. Where did Rezia first meet Septimus, and what was her perception of him?

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