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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 maid's response to Leonard's alarm?
(a) She goes to the phone to call the police.
(b) She turns her head away and conceals a smile of triumph.
(c) She panics and starts to cry.
(d) She panics and runs to the kitchen.

2. Why is she 'allowed' to be self-indulgent at the moment?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) Her husband has just confirmed how much he loves her.
(c) She has just finished a diet.
(d) She is hoping she is pregnant.

3. What is a sarcophagus?
(a) A person who eats flesh.
(b) A stone coffin.
(c) A sarcastic Greek.
(d) A kind of bone cancer.

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

5. What literary device is used in the phrase 'it runs like veins of brilliant metal'?
(a) Metalanguage.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Semantic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason for the slabs of italic type in this chapter?

2. What color is Laura's gown?

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

4. What does Laura tell Richie she will do today?

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

(see the answer key)

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