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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the maid's response to Leonard's alarm?
(a) She panics and runs to the kitchen.
(b) She turns her head away and conceals a smile of triumph.
(c) She panics and starts to cry.
(d) She goes to the phone to call the police.

2. What does Nelly bring from London?
(a) China tea and sugared ginger.
(b) A child's coat from Harrods.
(c) Jasmine tea and melting moments.
(d) China tea and digestive biscuits.

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

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

5. Literally, what does the word 'porcine' mean?
(a) Fat.
(b) Like a pig.
(c) Like a porcupine.
(d) Uncertain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What prompts Laura's fury?

3. What crisis looms before tea?

4. What causes Laura's unexpressed desperation?

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

(see the answer key)

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