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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) Under a bridge in London.
(d) Against a bridge piling at Southwark.

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

3. What annoys Leonard?
(a) Barbara's voice.
(b) The errors he finds on the proof pages.
(c) Virginia's not finishing her writing.
(d) Ralph's poetry.

4. What sudden change in Virginia has occurred?
(a) She seems too happy.
(b) She is no longer beautiful.
(c) Her hair is quickly going white.
(d) Her hands look arthritic.

5. Why does Richard burn incense?
(a) To cover smells of garlic in the kitchen.
(b) As part of a religious ritual.
(c) He finds the fragrance helps his poetry.
(d) To cover the smells of his illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does Laura think she is similar to Virginia Woolf?

2. Where is this chapter set?

3. For how long does Clarissa wait in the hope of seeing the famous film star?

4. What is the last thing Virginia truly perceives?

5. What worrying symptoms does she think about?

(see the answer key)

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