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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. Peter thinks that Clarissa cannot understand ____________________.

2. What is the name of the floral shop where Clarissa shops?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How has Septimus changed since the war and what are Rezia's thoughts about his altered behavior now?

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

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

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

8. Who are Septimus and Lucrezia and what behavior of Septimus' bothers her when they are with other people in the park?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author used more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples about loss in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.

Essay Topic 2

Project into the future ten years after the end of the novel and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Clarissa and three other characters. Be sure to incorporate personal, political and cultural impacts on the characters' lives.

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Clarissa. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Clarissa?

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