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The Waves Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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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. Who is enamored with the light caused by Miss Lambert's ring?
(a) Biddy.
(b) Jinny.
(c) Rhoda.
(d) Susan.

2. Who witnessed the kiss in the garden through a chink in the hedge in Section 1?
(a) Jinny.
(b) Rhoda.
(c) Susan.
(d) Neville.

3. Who is fond of the "orderly progress" exhibited by the schoolboys?
(a) Louis.
(b) Dr. Crane.
(c) Percival.
(d) Bernard.

4. Who kissed Louis in the garden?
(a) Jinny.
(b) Susan.
(c) Biddy.
(d) Rhoda.

5. What is the dominant image in the beginning of Section 2?
(a) The sun setting.
(b) Waves on the beach as the sun rises.
(c) A silent forest.
(d) The sun at mid-point in the sky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What image is Susan reminded of at the end of her monologue in Section 3?

2. To where does Percival travel from England?

3. Which of the speakers expresses an appreciation for natural beauty in Section 3?

4. In Section 4, how would you characterize the characters' attitude towards each other?

5. Who takes the children for a "brisk walk"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how each character is presented in Section 1.

2. Describe in your own words the scene at the very beginning of Section 1, and offer an idea of why Woolf would begin this novel in such a way.

3. Characterize Bernard's attitude towards Louis as described in Section 3.

4. When the characters change locations in the text, it is not always noticeable. Identify why this is and the effect on the reader.

5. What is significant about displaying the children in school in the novel's first section?

6. Describe how Section 2 is structured.

7. Characterize how Louis expresses his differences from Neville and Bernard in Section 3.

8. What is the significance of having each character introduce themselves by identifying a specific image in Section 1?

9. What is significant about the opening description to Section 4?

10. Bernard is clearly becoming the most central of the six characters. Describe his characteristics as he appears in Section 3.

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