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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word 'ephemera' mean?
(a) Something scary.
(b) Something ghostly.
(c) Something false.
(d) Something short-lived.

2. What is the overall impression of the building Richard lives in?
(a) Elegant, especially the paintwork.
(b) Trendy.
(c) Squalid, given the state of the vestibule.
(d) Vibrant, given the flourishing ficus.

3. What worries Leonard about Virginia's behavior?
(a) She is being rude to Nelly.
(b) She is refusing to eat.
(c) She is relying too much on coffee and alcohol.
(d) She is unable to work.

4. What does 'the new world--the rescued world' refer to?
(a) The world that is to be saved by the return of Jesus.
(b) The world after World War I.
(c) The world as it could be without global warming.
(d) The world after World War II.

5. What are Virginia and Marjorie doing when Vanessa arrives?
(a) Squabbling.
(b) Reading proofs and parceling up books.
(c) Having morning tea.
(d) Writing and reading galley proofs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is implied about Richmond station's yellow wooden benches?

2. What does a good house speak of?

3. What is the very long chapter in Richard's novel concerned with?

4. What information does Nelly give Virginia?

5. In what way does Virginia see Clarissa coming to her senses.

(see the answer key)

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