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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Section 5, who does Rhoda refer to as "a snob"?
(a) Bernard.
(b) Neville.
(c) Louis.
(d) Percival.

2. In Section 5, Neville struggles to accomplish what simple act?
(a) Climbing stairs.
(b) Bathing.
(c) Getting dressed.
(d) Getting out of bed.

3. What are the characters doing as their monologues progress in Section 8?
(a) Riding to Elvedon together.
(b) Walking together through the streets.
(c) They are still in the restaurant, eating.
(d) Going to Percival's grave.

4. At one point in Section 6, Jinny says she is being "flung up, and flung down, like . . ." what?
(a) A ragdoll.
(b) The waves.
(c) A ship in the sea.
(d) A ball being played with.

5. In the beginning of Section 5, what state does Woolf describe the sun as being in?
(a) Its most uncompromising.
(b) Nearly its brightest.
(c) Its dullest.
(d) Its most merciful.

6. Who is the next speaker in Section 7?
(a) Rhoda.
(b) Jinny.
(c) Susan.
(d) Bernard.

7. What about her life is Jinny bemoaning when she begins her monologue in Section 7?
(a) That she cannot find a husband.
(b) That she has grown fat.
(c) That she has aged.
(d) That she cannot bear children.

8. Who has the first monologue of this Section 6?
(a) Louis.
(b) Jinny.
(c) Bernard.
(d) Susan.

9. What phrase does Susan use to describe her position in life as it is in Section 7?
(a) That she is, "no longer young. No longer part of the procession."
(b) That she is "not one of those who find their satisfaction in one person, or in infinity."
(c) That she, "divests herself of her authority."
(d) She has "reached the summit of her desires."

10. Where are the characters gathering in Section 8?
(a) Neville's home in Liverpool.
(b) A cafe in London.
(c) A restaurant in Hampton Court.
(d) Louis' home in Surrey.

11. Generally, what word best describes the mood of Bernard at the end of section 8, as compared to the beginning?
(a) He remains anxious and unsure.
(b) He has become more depressed.
(c) He has fallen into confusion.
(d) His mood has improved.

12. In Section 6, who does Susan deride towards the end of her monologue?
(a) Jinny.
(b) Rhoda.
(c) Neville.
(d) Percival.

13. What significant fact do we learn about Susan's life in Section 6?
(a) That she had an affair with Percival.
(b) That she has a baby.
(c) That she is dying.
(d) That she is in love with Louis.

14. How old is Jinny when the reader encounters her in Section 6?
(a) "Past thirty."
(b) "Not yet thirty."
(c) "Nearly thirty-five."
(d) "Just forty."

15. In Section 5, how does Bernard describe Percival's presence in the lives of the other characters?
(a) As spiritual.
(b) As a conductor.
(c) As a mediator.
(d) As didactic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Neville conclude at the end of his Section 6 monologue?

2. In Section 5, who asks, "but what is the thing that lies beneath the semblance of the thing?"

3. What is the first thing the reader learns in Section 5?

4. What kind of insect does Woolf describe in the elaborate simile at the beginning of Section 7?

5. Who does Bernard decide against comforting in Section 5?

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