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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. Which of the characters begins Section 8?
(a) Louis.
(b) Susan.
(c) Rhoda.
(d) Bernard.
2. How old is Jinny when the reader encounters her in Section 6?
(a) "Nearly thirty-five."
(b) "Just forty."
(c) "Past thirty."
(d) "Not yet thirty."
3. Where are the characters gathering in Section 8?
(a) Louis' home in Surrey.
(b) Neville's home in Liverpool.
(c) A restaurant in Hampton Court.
(d) A cafe in London.
4. In Section 7, which two people does Susan name as those she "thinks sometimes of"?
(a) Neville and Percival.
(b) Bernard and Louis.
(c) Jinny and Rhoda.
(d) Percival and Rhoda.
5. 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) She has "reached the summit of her desires."
(c) That she is "not one of those who find their satisfaction in one person, or in infinity."
(d) That she, "divests herself of her authority."
Short Answer Questions
1. Generally, what word best describes the mood of Bernard at the end of section 8, as compared to the beginning?
2. For how long does Bernard stay where he travels in Section 7?
3. What does Bernard seem to be struggling to do during his final monologue of Section 8?
4. Who is holding Louis's hand in Section 8?
5. With what event in Bernard's life does the major news in Section 5 coincide?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is most notable about Section 5's opening description and why?
2. Characterize the way Bernard appears in Section 5.
3. Describe the way Louis is characterized in Section 7.
4. How does Bernard's role change in Section 8, and what evidence do you have to support that?
5. Describe how the characters feel during the dinner they share in Section 8.
6. Which image becomes more dominant in Section 8's introductory vignette, and what do you think it signifies?
7. How is Section 6's opening description distinct, and what should the reader expect from the rest of the section?
8. What are the characters doing at the beginning of Section 8, and why is that important?
9. The first thing the reader learns in Section 5 is that Percival has died. How did he die, and who does it seem to have the strongest effect on?
10. Why doesn't Percival's death have a strong effect on Bernard in Section 5?
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