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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what season of the year does this part of the story take place?
(a) Winter.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

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

3. Where is Leonard when Virginia goes to talk to him?
(a) In his study.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In the garden.
(d) In the printing room.

4. 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 character's innermost thoughts.
(c) They are to indicate the novel Laura is reading.
(d) They indicate sections that don't matter to the overall story.

5. What does Virginia imagine appearing as a jellyfish?
(a) Death.
(b) Her headache.
(c) A character in Mrs Dalloway.
(d) Her anger towards Nelly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dozes on a slatted bench?

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

3. Why does Richard burn incense?

4. What is a sarcophagus?

5. What does Virginia put in the pocket of her cardigan?

(see the answer key)

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