View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times has Laura tried to get the cake right?
(a) Twice.
(b) Three times.
(c) Once.
(d) She gave up and bought one.

2. What does Leonard worship above all else?
(a) Accompaniment.
(b) Commitment.
(c) Companionship.
(d) Accomplishment.

3. How does Virginia get along with her neighbors?
(a) She can't stand them because they never paint their shutters.
(b) They are good friends and look out for each other.
(c) Sometimes they clash, but on the whole they get on well.
(d) She doesn't. She doesn't know them.

4. Vanessa resembles a sculpture of which period, according to Virginia?
(a) Late Baroque.
(b) Byzantine.
(c) Sixteenth century.
(d) Pre-Raphaelite.

5. What can Virginia feel inside herself?
(a) Hunger--both to eat and to write.
(b) A cancer growing aggressively.
(c) A parallel, purer self--like a soul.
(d) A black, evil soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary device is used in the phrase 'it runs like veins of brilliant metal'?

2. Literally, what does the word 'porcine' mean?

3. Who is Ralph?

4. Which character does Virginia wish to avoid?

5. What language did Virginia hear sparrows using?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 187 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample