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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary device is represented by 'sinister beauty'?
(a) Dactyl.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Personification.
(d) Oxymoron.

2. Why is she 'allowed' to be self-indulgent at the moment?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is hoping she is pregnant.
(c) Her husband has just confirmed how much he loves her.
(d) She has just finished a diet.

3. How does Clarissa think we ought first to measure people?
(a) By the strength of their devotion and their commitment to art.
(b) By their moral strength and religious devotions.
(c) By their kindness and ability to be strong when needed.
(d) By their kindness and capacity for devotion.

4. Why does Laura tell Richie he is a smart boy?
(a) He can count to four.
(b) He can fetch things from the cupboard.
(c) He can count to twenty.
(d) He can sift flour.

5. Who is described as being foreign-looking, with a Roman nose?
(a) Clarissa Vaughan.
(b) Virginia Woolf.
(c) Laura Brown.
(d) Clarissa Dalloway.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many words has Virginia written in this session?

2. What is the woman under the arch doing?

3. How does Laura imagine the birthday cake?

4. What is a sarcophagus?

5. What is disturbing Laura?

(see the answer key)

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