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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. When she was at school, Kitty was part of _________________________________.

2. For how long does Clarissa wait in the hope of seeing the famous film star?

3. How does Clarissa think we ought first to measure people?

4. What color does not look well on Sally?

5. What crisis looms before tea?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Clarissa Vaughan embarrassed?

2. How does Laura attempt to achieve perfection?

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

4. What fascinates Laura about Virginia Woolf's death?

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

6. Why is Laura fearful of Richie making an error as he helps her make the cake?

7. For what reasons has Virginia Woolf decided to end her life?

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

9. What is significant about the utterance of the word 'hurl'?

10. What is significant about the kiss Laura gives to Kitty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

'In the debate about life versus suicide that tracks across the pages of Cunningham's The Hours, there is no winner.' Do you agree?

Essay Topic 2

'The ways in which people approach their everyday activities tells us a great deal about them.' Closely explore the way this happens in Michael Cunningham's The Hours.

Essay Topic 3

'Freedom is a concept, but not an experience.' How might this be applied to the characters in Michael Cunningham's The Hours?

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