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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Clarissa think we ought first to measure people?
(a) By their moral strength and religious devotions.
(b) By their kindness and capacity for devotion.
(c) By the strength of their devotion and their commitment to art.
(d) By their kindness and ability to be strong when needed.

2. What does Clarissa urge Richard to do?
(a) Not to finish his current book, but to enjoy the tie he has left.
(b) Not to regret anything because he has done a lot.
(c) Look into the past for answers.
(d) Throw out his smelly old chair.

3. What factor turns Virginia into 'a fantastic figure'?
(a) The stripes of green-black weed.
(b) The effect of the strong current as it carries her away.
(c) The interplay of light on seaweed and water.
(d) Her fur coat.

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

5. What does the word 'ubiquitous' tell us about the Jack Russell terriers.
(a) That they are noisy little pests and many people object to them.
(b) That they are really small dogs.
(c) That they are big dogs that many people own.
(d) That they have become very common. Lots of people seem to have them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Laura's gown?

2. What is a sarcophagus?

3. Which character does Virginia wish to avoid?

4. Who dozes on a slatted bench?

5. What is the meaning of the word 'obfuscation'?

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