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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Section 6's last speaker?

4. In Section 8, who contends that the characters have "destroyed something by our presence"?

5. In Section 7, which two people does Susan name as those she "thinks sometimes of"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Jinny appears in Section 6.

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

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

4. What are the characters doing at the beginning of Section 8, and why is that important?

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

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

7. What is most notable about Section 5's opening description and why?

8. What is significant about how Rhoda appears in Section 7?

9. Describe how the characters feel during the dinner they share in Section 8.

10. In Section 6, we encounter the three character who were omitted from the previous section. Describe their places in life at this point.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Based on your familiarity and knowledge of the Modernist movement, how is this text the typical Modernist novel? What of its features are "Modernist?" What topics does it tackle that make it "Modernist?"

Essay Topic 2

In a detailed essay, outline the role Rhoda plays in the group. Is she a kind of tragic hero? What is the source or her paralysis and misanthropy? Fully describe this character using ample textual evidence.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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