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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. Sally is her lover, but who is Clarissa's truest friend?
(a) Richard.
(b) Dan.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Walter.

2. What is the last thing Virginia truly perceives?
(a) A red-jacketed man fishing under a cloudy sky.
(b) A blue sky and sparrows.
(c) A man standing on a bridge and looking at her.
(d) That Vanessa will be a comfort to Leonard.

3. What sort of top is Clarissa wearing?
(a) A man's cotton shirt.
(b) An elegant silk shirt.
(c) A blue turtleneck.
(d) A knitted top.

4. Where is Walter Hardy heading?
(a) For Washington Square Park.
(b) For Madison Square Garden.
(c) For Central Park.
(d) For Prince Street station.

5. What sudden change in Virginia has occurred?
(a) She is no longer beautiful.
(b) Her hair is quickly going white.
(c) Her hands look arthritic.
(d) She seems too happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What worrying symptoms does she think about?

2. What color is Laura's gown?

3. What is the meaning of the word 'obfuscation'?

4. To what is Laura's love for Richie compared?

5. What does Leonard intend to do when he goes upstairs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the 'inner faculty' that Virginia refers to?

2. What impression of Leonard Woolf is given in this chapter?

3. What is notable about Richard's good fortune?

4. Comment on the style of the Prologue to The Hours by Michael Cunningham.

5. Why does Virginia wish to avoid Nelly on this particular morning?

6. What does Willie Bass think of Clarissa?

7. How does Laura attempt to achieve perfection?

8. Why is Clarissa hurt about Sally going out to lunch with Oliver St. Ives?

9. What important writing quality does Virginia exhibit?

10. Why did Virginia not engage more with Nelly over the matter of the day's menu?

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