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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last thing Virginia truly perceives?
(a) That Vanessa will be a comfort to Leonard.
(b) A blue sky and sparrows.
(c) A red-jacketed man fishing under a cloudy sky.
(d) A man standing on a bridge and looking at her.

2. How does Virginia see herself?
(a) As a closet lesbian.
(b) As a privileged wife.
(c) As merely a gifted eccentric.
(d) As a great writer.

3. Which character does Virginia wish to avoid?
(a) Nelly.
(b) Leonard.
(c) Clarissa.
(d) Vanessa.

4. What worrying symptoms does she think about?
(a) Hearing voices and having headaches.
(b) Having headaches and giddiness.
(c) Hearing the devil speak to her.
(d) Hearing sparrows singing in Latin.

5. What literary device is represented by 'sinister beauty'?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Dactyl.
(c) Personification.
(d) Oxymoron.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as being foreign-looking, with a Roman nose?

2. Where does Virginia's body finally come to rest?

3. What worries Leonard about Virginia's behavior?

4. Where is Clarissa when Willie Bass sees her?

5. For whom does Virginia leave notes?

(see the answer key)

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