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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Virginia's body finally come to rest?
(a) Against a bridge piling at Southease.
(b) Under a jetty at Richmond.
(c) Against a bridge piling at Southwark.
(d) Under a bridge in London.

2. What is the reason for the slabs of italic type in this chapter?
(a) They signal a time-slip.
(b) They are to indicate the novel Laura is reading.
(c) They are to indicate the character's innermost thoughts.
(d) They indicate sections that don't matter to the overall story.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Virginia feel inside herself?

2. What does Leonard intend to do when he goes upstairs?

3. What pet-name does Laura have for Richie?

4. How does Virginia feel around servants?

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

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