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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 perverse about Richard's good fortune?
(a) It has come just when he is no longer interested in fame.
(b) He has won a major literary prize, but his health is in serious decline.
(c) He has the money to buy a new apartment but mightn't live to get to move into it.
(d) He has won a major literary prize but he'll need all the money to pay off debts.

2. What color is Laura's gown?
(a) Pale aqua.
(b) A soft green.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

3. What sort of top is Clarissa wearing?
(a) An elegant silk shirt.
(b) A man's cotton shirt.
(c) A knitted top.
(d) A blue turtleneck.

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

5. In her suicide note, what impression does Virginia give of her marriage?
(a) That it was a sham.
(b) That it was too confronting.
(c) That it was happy and loving.
(d) That it could never have worked.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does 'the new world--the rescued world' refer to?

2. What is the problem with the faces of George Washington?

3. Why did Barbara come to New York?

4. Where is Clarissa when Willie Bass sees her?

5. What species of bird is mentioned as this chapter draws to a close?

(see the answer key)

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