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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Laura think might be a little foolish?
(a) Spending so much of the day on making a cake.
(b) Comparing her cake with a great work or art or architecture.
(c) Comparing her cake to what she has seen in magazines.
(d) Scrimping to buy the cheapest flour.

2. What is disturbing Laura?
(a) She's experiencing a dreamlike feeling that she cannot shake.
(b) She is experiencing a strange fear that her pregnancy will go wrong.
(c) She's experiencing an upset stomach and feels embarrassed.
(d) She is experiencing a sudden aversion to her husband and child.

3. How many words has Virginia written in this session?
(a) A thousand.
(b) Two hundred and ninety.
(c) Two hundred.
(d) Two hundred and fifty.

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

5. What is the neighbors' garage made of?
(a) White stucco.
(b) Bricks painted blinding white.
(c) Aluminium.
(d) White clapboard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dozes on a slatted bench?

2. What color is Laura's gown?

3. What does Laura think of the shadow of the passing bird?

4. Where is Walter Hardy heading?

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

(see the answer key)

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