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

2. What worrying symptoms does she think about?
(a) Hearing sparrows singing in Latin.
(b) Having headaches and giddiness.
(c) Hearing voices and having headaches.
(d) Hearing the devil speak to her.

3. What is disturbing Laura?
(a) She is experiencing a strange fear that her pregnancy will go wrong.
(b) She's experiencing a dreamlike feeling that she cannot shake.
(c) She's experiencing an upset stomach and feels embarrassed.
(d) She is experiencing a sudden aversion to her husband and child.

4. In what way does Laura think she is similar to Virginia Woolf?
(a) She thinks both of them could arrange flowers beautifully.
(b) She thinks she has a touch of the same brilliance.
(c) She has a husband who doesn't quite understand her.
(d) She has a big nose, and so does Virginia.

5. What does Virginia put in the pocket of her cardigan?
(a) A handful of pebbles and small rocks.
(b) A large stone.
(c) Two suicide notes.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Leonard not easily distinguish?

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

3. What does Leonard worship above all else?

4. How many planes does Virginia see above her?

5. What literary device is represented by 'sinister beauty'?

(see the answer key)

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