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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What annoys Leonard?
(a) The errors he finds on the proof pages.
(b) Virginia's not finishing her writing.
(c) Barbara's voice.
(d) Ralph's poetry.

2. What can Virginia feel inside herself?
(a) A cancer growing aggressively.
(b) A black, evil soul.
(c) Hunger--both to eat and to write.
(d) A parallel, purer self--like a soul.

3. Who dozes on a slatted bench?
(a) Leonard.
(b) Clarissa.
(c) An old woman in a red jacket.
(d) An old woman in a shawl.

4. Why does Laura tell Richie he is a smart boy?
(a) He can count to four.
(b) He can sift flour.
(c) He can count to twenty.
(d) He can fetch things from the cupboard.

5. Why did Barbara come to New York?
(a) To sing opera.
(b) To escape a disapproving family.
(c) To be near her lover, an opera singer.
(d) To open a florist shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Virginia describe Ralph?

2. How many words has Virginia written in this session?

3. What is interesting about Richard's lungs?

4. What is Virginia doing as she muses?

5. How does Laura imagine the birthday cake?

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