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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a good house speak of?
(a) Comfort and safety.
(b) The skill of the architect and builders.
(c) Good taste.
(d) The social standing of the owners.

2. Sally is her lover, but who is Clarissa's truest friend?
(a) Dan.
(b) Richard.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Walter.

3. Where does Clarissa find Richard?
(a) In his usual chair.
(b) In the bath.
(c) Perched on the edge of the balcony.
(d) Perched on the window sill.

4. What is Virginia doing as she muses?
(a) Having a bath.
(b) Walking in the streets of Richmond.
(c) Working at Hogarth Press.
(d) Sitting at her desk during a writing session.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Virginia say a person feels free to do anything?

3. Where is this chapter set?

4. What does Virginia put in the pocket of her cardigan?

5. What pet-name does Laura have for Richie?

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