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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Clarissa not wear her favorite dress to her party?

2. Peter thinks that Clarissa cannot understand ____________________.

3. Clarissa is fond of viewing things as ___________________.

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

5. Why has Peter returned to London?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Peter's perceptions of Clarissa after having been gone for five years?

3. Who would Peter spend time with at dinner parties when he didn't want to share Clarissa with anyone else?

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

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

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

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

8. What are Clarissa's thoughts on this June morning and what are some of the reasons that the world seems pleasant to her?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Richard. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams and fears? What else can you add about the character?

Essay Topic 2

There are several events of foreshadowing in Mrs. Dalloway. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Peter. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? Is he a positive person? What else can you say about the character?

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