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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. Where did Septimus go when he left home as a young man?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Rome.
(d) New York.

2. Which of the following does NOT describe Miss Kilman?
(a) She wears ugly clothes.
(b) She looks old.
(c) She is dumpy.
(d) She is delightful.

3. Who are Rezia and Septimus going to see in order to help Septimus?
(a) Sir Ronald Braswell.
(b) Sir Reginald Bastion.
(c) Sir James Sloane.
(d) Sir William Bradshaw.

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

5. Who arrives to see Septimus and forces his/her way into his bedroom when Rezia resists?
(a) Clarissa.
(b) Peter.
(c) Richard.
(d) Dr. Holmes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the source of Stephen's emotional difficulties?

2. Sir William is annoyed at Dr. Holmes' recommendation that Septimus take ______________________.

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

4. What does Peter think when he hears a siren of the ambulance?

5. Where does Richard Dalloway work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Rezia especially anxious for Septimus to see Sir William Bradshaw?

2. Why does Miss Kilman dislike Clarissa so much?

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

4. What are Miss Kilman's feelings for Elizabeth?

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

6. What had happened to Septimus during and after the war?

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

8. Why does Richard buy Clarissa flowers after Hugh buys his wife jewelry?

9. How does Rezia feel about Septimus being admitted to a home?

10. When Septimus was young what did he want to do for his career?

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