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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Oliver dropped from his leading role in a thriller?
(a) Because he wanted to rewrite his part.
(b) Because he 'came out' as gay.
(c) Because he asked for double the money.
(d) Because he argued with the director.

2. What does Laura think might be a little foolish?
(a) Scrimping to buy the cheapest flour.
(b) Comparing her cake with a great work or art or architecture.
(c) Spending so much of the day on making a cake.
(d) Comparing her cake to what she has seen in magazines.

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

4. For whom does Virginia leave notes?
(a) Leonard and Vanessa.
(b) Leonard and Clarissa.
(c) Vanessa and Clarissa
(d) Richard and Clarissa.

5. What color does not look well on Sally?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Pink.

6. What is the problem with the faces of George Washington?
(a) They have been destroyed by weather.
(b) They don't quite match.
(c) One is missing its nose and the other is eroded.
(d) They have inappropriate expressions.

7. What does Leonard worship above all else?
(a) Commitment.
(b) Companionship.
(c) Accompaniment.
(d) Accomplishment.

8. What does the word 'ubiquitous' tell us about the Jack Russell terriers.
(a) That they are really small dogs.
(b) That they are noisy little pests and many people object to them.
(c) That they have become very common. Lots of people seem to have them.
(d) That they are big dogs that many people own.

9. What is Virginia's reaction as Vanessa takes her hand?
(a) She feels she must put up with it for the children's sake.
(b) She feels both irritated and satisfied.
(c) She feels happy at this expression of caring.
(d) She feels comfortable.

10. For how long does Clarissa wait in the hope of seeing the famous film star?
(a) Nearly ten minutes.
(b) She doesn't wait around at all.
(c) Twelve minutes.
(d) Nearly a quarter of an hour.

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

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

13. In what way does Virginia see Clarissa coming to her senses.
(a) By calming down and looking at things rationally.
(b) By recognizing her difficulties.
(c) By marrying for love.
(d) By marrying a suitable man

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that Clarissa suddenly doesn't have any more?

2. What is a sarcophagus?

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

4. What species of bird is mentioned as this chapter draws to a close?

5. How early are Vanessa and the children for their expected visit?

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