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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what way does Laura think she is similar to Virginia Woolf?
(a) She thinks both of them could arrange flowers beautifully.
(b) She has a big nose, and so does Virginia.
(c) She has a husband who doesn't quite understand her.
(d) She thinks she has a touch of the same brilliance.

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

4. Where is Leonard when Virginia goes to talk to him?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the garden.
(c) In his study.
(d) In the printing room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary device is represented by 'sinister beauty'?

2. Who dozes on a slatted bench?

3. Why is she 'allowed' to be self-indulgent at the moment?

4. What is disturbing Laura?

5. In what season of the year does this part of the story take place?

(see the answer key)

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