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

2. In Section 7, where is Louis's new house?
(a) Leeds.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) London.
(d) Surrey.

3. For how long does Bernard stay where he travels in Section 7?
(a) Twenty days.
(b) Ten days.
(c) One month.
(d) One week.

4. In Section 7, how does the poem which Louis muses on begin?
(a) "O western wind . . ."
(b) "The rain set early in to-night . . ."
(c) "In Xanadu did Kubla Khan . . ."
(d) "One must have a mind of winter . . ."

5. In Section 8, what happens between Rhoda and Louis?
(a) They agree to get married.
(b) They talk and rectify their past differences.
(c) They do not speak to each other.
(d) They fight in private.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do we learn Bernard travels to in Section 7?

2. What significant fact do we learn about Susan's life in Section 6?

3. In Section 5, who does Rhoda refer to as "a snob"?

4. On what street is Rhoda walking when the reader encounters her in Section 5?

5. Where does Bernard travel towards the end of his major monologue in Section 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it significant that Bernard is not the first speaker in Section 5?

2. Describe how Jinny appears in Section 6.

3. 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?

4. What is different about Susan in Section 7?

5. Describe the way Louis is characterized in Section 7.

6. What is the significance of the way the birds are depicted in Section 7's introduction?

7. Elaborate on what Rhoda identifies as the problems the characters have faced in their lives in Section 8.

8. Characterize Neville's state of mind as he appears at the end of Section 6.

9. Which image becomes more dominant in Section 8's introductory vignette, and what do you think it signifies?

10. What in particular separates Section 7 from the prior two sections, and why is that significant?

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