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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has appeared in the window-box of the woman next door?
(a) A single gerbera.
(b) A dandelion.
(c) Petunias.
(d) A rose.

2. What does Leonard intend to do when he goes upstairs?
(a) To read letters.
(b) To listen to the news on the radio.
(c) To sit and wait for Virginia.
(d) To have an afternoon nap.

3. 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 have become very common. Lots of people seem to have them.
(c) That they are really small dogs.
(d) That they are big dogs that many people own.

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

5. Who is Ralph?
(a) Leonard's brother.
(b) Leonard's boyfriend.
(c) Virginia's eldest son.
(d) Leonard's assistant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does Virginia wish to avoid?

2. How does Virginia get along with her neighbors?

3. Who gives Clarissa the nickname 'Mrs Dalloway'?

4. What is a sarcophagus?

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

(see the answer key)

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