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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Louis?
(a) Richard's boss.
(b) A French artist.
(c) Clarissa's boss.
(d) Richard's gay lover.

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

3. Who is described as being foreign-looking, with a Roman nose?
(a) Virginia Woolf.
(b) Laura Brown.
(c) Clarissa Dalloway.
(d) Clarissa Vaughan.

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 blue sky and sparrows.
(d) A red-jacketed man fishing under a cloudy sky.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of top is Clarissa wearing?

2. What has appeared in the window-box of the woman next door?

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

4. What troubles Laura about Richie?

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

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