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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many planes does Virginia see above her?
(a) Four.
(b) None.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) One.

4. What is the last thing Virginia truly perceives?
(a) That Vanessa will be a comfort to Leonard.
(b) A man standing on a bridge and looking at her.
(c) A red-jacketed man fishing under a cloudy sky.
(d) A blue sky and sparrows.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Barbara come to New York?

2. Where is Leonard when Virginia goes to talk to him?

3. Who dozes on a slatted bench?

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

5. Who careens past on a bicycle?

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