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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. Which of the following is NOT something that occurs in the middle of June?

2. Where does Clarissa walk to hear the chimes of Big Ben?

3. Who is Clarissa's housekeeper?

4. What does Septimus do in the crowd that embarrasses his wife?

5. How had Clarissa hurt Peter years ago?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Septimus. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams and fears? Does he have a mental or physical condition? What else can you say about the character?

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