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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary device is used in the phrase 'it runs like veins of brilliant metal'?
(a) Semantic.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Metalanguage.

2. Literally, what does the word 'porcine' mean?
(a) Fat.
(b) Like a pig.
(c) Uncertain.
(d) Like a porcupine.

3. Where is this chapter set?
(a) A London suburb in the year 1923.
(b) Richmond-on-Thames, 1941.
(c) New York in 1994.
(d) A london suburb in 1941.

4. Who is Ralph?
(a) Virginia's eldest son.
(b) Leonard's brother.
(c) Leonard's assistant.
(d) Leonard's boyfriend.

5. What information does Nelly give Virginia?
(a) That she needs to go up to London.
(b) That she will resign.
(c) That she is making shepherd's pie for lunch.
(d) That she is making a lamb pie for lunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Laura intend to do in the hotel room?

2. How early are Vanessa and the children for their expected visit?

3. What is the meaning of the word 'obfuscation'?

4. What does Virginia imagine appearing as a jellyfish?

5. How many times has Laura tried to get the cake right?

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