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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many planes does Virginia see above her?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Thirteen.

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

3. What is the woman under the arch doing?
(a) Singing.
(b) Sniffing a huge bunch of flowers.
(c) Begging.
(d) Looking for tricks.

4. Which novel is Laura Brown reading?
(a) Virginia Woolf by Vanessa Bell
(b) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee
(c) Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
(d) Mrs Dalloway by Vanessa Albee

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the maid's response to Leonard's alarm?

2. For whom does Virginia leave notes?

3. Who dozes on a slatted bench?

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

5. How does Virginia see herself?

(see the answer key)

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