2. What worrying symptoms does she think about?
(a) Hearing sparrows singing in Latin.
(b) Hearing the devil speak to her.
(c) Hearing voices and having headaches.
(d) Having headaches and giddiness.

3. What information does Nelly give Virginia?
(a) That she is making shepherd's pie for lunch.
(b) That she is making a lamb pie for lunch.
(c) That she will resign.
(d) That she needs to go up to London.

4. What is a sarcophagus?
(a) A sarcastic Greek.
(b) A stone coffin.
(c) A kind of bone cancer.
(d) A person who eats flesh.

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

6. What sudden change in Virginia has occurred?
(a) Her hair is quickly going white.
(b) She seems too happy.
(c) Her hands look arthritic.
(d) She is no longer beautiful.

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

8. What is the last thing Virginia truly perceives?
(a) A red-jacketed man fishing under a cloudy sky.
(b) That Vanessa will be a comfort to Leonard.
(c) A blue sky and sparrows.
(d) A man standing on a bridge and looking at her.

9. How does Virginia describe Ralph?
(a) As handsome but amoral.
(b) As daring.
(c) As handsome and callow.
(d) As a handsome ditherer.

10. Which character does Virginia wish to avoid?
(a) Nelly.
(b) Leonard.
(c) Vanessa.
(d) Clarissa.

11. What material is used for the counter top in Clarissa's kitchen?
(a) Terra cotta.
(b) Formica.
(c) Granite.
(d) Tiles.

12. What has appeared in the window-box of the woman next door?
(a) A rose.
(b) A single gerbera.
(c) A dandelion.
(d) Petunias.

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

14. What is the neighbors' garage made of?
(a) White stucco.
(b) Bricks painted blinding white.
(c) Aluminium.
(d) White clapboard.

15. How does Virginia get along with her neighbors?
(a) She can't stand them because they never paint their shutters.
(b) She doesn't. She doesn't know them.
(c) Sometimes they clash, but on the whole they get on well.
(d) They are good friends and look out for each other.