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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What factor turns Virginia into 'a fantastic figure'?
(a) The effect of the strong current as it carries her away.
(b) Her fur coat.
(c) The stripes of green-black weed.
(d) The interplay of light on seaweed and water.

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

5. What is the overall impression of the building Richard lives in?
(a) Vibrant, given the flourishing ficus.
(b) Trendy.
(c) Elegant, especially the paintwork.
(d) Squalid, given the state of the vestibule.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What worrying symptoms does she think about?

3. What is disturbing Laura?

4. What is the last thing Virginia truly perceives?

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

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