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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the maid's response to Leonard's alarm?
(a) She panics and runs to the kitchen.
(b) She turns her head away and conceals a smile of triumph.
(c) She panics and starts to cry.
(d) She goes to the phone to call the police.

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

3. What does the word 'ubiquitous' tell us about the Jack Russell terriers.
(a) That they are really small dogs.
(b) That they have become very common. Lots of people seem to have them.
(c) That they are noisy little pests and many people object to them.
(d) That they are big dogs that many people own.

4. What sudden change in Virginia has occurred?
(a) She seems too happy.
(b) She is no longer beautiful.
(c) Her hair is quickly going white.
(d) Her hands look arthritic.

5. For how long does Clarissa wait in the hope of seeing the famous film star?
(a) She doesn't wait around at all.
(b) Twelve minutes.
(c) Nearly a quarter of an hour.
(d) Nearly ten minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Leonard when Virginia goes to talk to him?

2. What is interesting about Richard's lungs?

3. Where is Walter Hardy heading?

4. What does Laura tell Richie she will do today?

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

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