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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. What does Laura seem to have learned through her time in the kitchen with Richie?
(a) That she doesn't want a second child.
(b) That she needs to be close to Richie.
(c) The foolishness of too much introspection.
(d) The knack of living happily.

2. When did Vanessa last visit?
(a) More than two weeks ago.
(b) More than a week ago.
(c) The previous day.
(d) A week ago.

3. What annoys Leonard?
(a) Ralph's poetry.
(b) Virginia's not finishing her writing.
(c) The errors he finds on the proof pages.
(d) Barbara's voice.

4. Where does Virginia's body finally come to rest?
(a) Against a bridge piling at Southease.
(b) Against a bridge piling at Southwark.
(c) Under a jetty at Richmond.
(d) Under a bridge in London.

5. Why has Kitty acted strangely and desperately?
(a) She has realised she does not love Ray any more.
(b) Her illness and imminent operation have made her afraid.
(c) She is afraid she might be pregnant.
(d) She is jealous of Laura because she has a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. Her memories of 'taking the Host' show us what about Laura?

2. Why does Laura tell Richie he is a smart boy?

3. What sudden change in Virginia has occurred?

4. What information does Nelly give Virginia?

5. What crisis looms before tea?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes Clarissa Vaughan embarrassed?

3. Comment on an aspect of the Prologue's final paragraph.

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

5. How pervasive are the voices Virginia hears?

6. How does Laura plan to compensate for her neglect of Dan and Richie at breakfast?

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

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

9. What does Willie Bass think of Clarissa?

10. Why is Richard's nickname for Clarissa ('Mrs Dalloway') an appropriate choice?

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