Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the boys' headmaster?
2. How did the character who witnesses the kiss in Section 1 react to it?
3. Whose "mind is far too complex to be roused by any single activity"?
4. How old is Rhoda in Section 3?
5. Which character closes Section 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. Characterize Bernard's attitude towards Louis as described in Section 3.
2. As the characters appear in Section 2, do you feel that they are becoming more or less self-aware? Briefly explain your answer with relevant examples from the text.
3. Describe the attitude of the characters towards each other prior to Percival's arrival in Section 4.
4. What is significant about the opening description to Section 4?
5. Describe the boys' experiences in chapel while at school in Section 2.
6. Why does Woolf use a line or two of monologue rather than dialogue to introduce the children in Section 1?
7. What is the major event that occurs in Section 4, and why is it significant?
8. Briefly analyze Neville's attitude towards religion.
9. Describe how each character is presented in Section 1.
10. How are Jinny and Rhoda characterized in Section 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a detailed essay that addresses the question of whether or not Bernard is the novel's central character. Provide ample textual evidence to support your claim.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the novel's two most troubled characters: Rhoda and Neville. Identify their weaknesses as individuals, and offer the sources of their peculiarities. This essay should include detailed descriptions and evaluations of each of these characters and even offer ideas as to how they function similarly and differently.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay which compares and contrasts any two of the sections' introductory vignettes. Pick one vignette which is typical of the whole novel, and one which is atypical (there are two in particular). What separates these vignettes? Include as many reasons as you can think of as to why Woolf would change her method at such a point in the text.
|
This section contains 1,538 words (approx. 6 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
