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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 Clarissa say might be a good omen?
(a) Buying the flowers.
(b) Opening Richard's room to light.
(c) Not catching the elevator to Richard's apartment.
(d) Catching a glimpse of a movie star.

2. What does Laura tell Richie she will do today?
(a) Make sure the white roses are looked after.
(b) Make Dan the best-ever birthday cake.
(c) Water the garden.
(d) Let Richie help with baking a cake.

3. How does Laura imagine the birthday cake?
(a) As good as anything in a magazine.
(b) Equal to anything in the shops.
(c) As better than anything in a magazine.
(d) Better than she could by downtown.

4. What preoccupies Virginia?
(a) Leonard's worry over her.
(b) The price of children's coats in Harrods.
(c) The train time-table.
(d) The fate of 'Clarissa' in her novel.

5. When did Vanessa last visit?
(a) More than two weeks ago.
(b) The previous day.
(c) More than a week ago.
(d) A week ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is little Richie's response to his mother's return?

2. How does Clarissa think we ought first to measure people?

3. What is the woman under the arch doing?

4. What is a sarcophagus?

5. In what season of the year does this part of the story take place?

(see the answer key)

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