2. At what time of day does Virginia set off for a walk?
(a) In the middle of the night.
(b) Mid-day.
(c) About half an hour before sunset.
(d) Dusk--early evening.

3. In Walter, what does Sally find unbearable?
(a) His banality.
(b) His vanity.
(c) His good looks.
(d) His venal nature.

4. When she has to choose, what does Laura do?
(a) She drives to Pasadena.
(b) She drives into Los Angeles.
(c) She heads off back the way she came.
(d) She drives along the Pasadena Freeway.

5. What is disturbing about Virginia kissing Vanessa?
(a) It is not quite innocent.
(b) It is done behind Leonard's back.
(c) It is done behind Nelly's back.
(d) It happens on the train to London.

6. What has made Richard feel wonderful?
(a) The colors on his robe.
(b) The decision that he has made.
(c) The lovely day outside his gloomy apartment.
(d) The combination of drugs he has taken.

7. What does Laura remember being sold in novelty shops?
(a) Plastic cockroaches.
(b) Candles.
(c) Cans of peanuts.
(d) Cans of boiled candy.

8. What can Laura see out of the hotel window?
(a) A V-shaped plaza with a fountain.
(b) A statue of Christ.
(c) A row of shops and a fountain.
(d) Cars on a freeway.

9. What genre of screenplay are they discussing?
(a) Drama.
(b) Thriller.
(c) Film noir.
(d) Musical.

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

11. What is implied about Richmond station's yellow wooden benches?
(a) They are attractive.
(b) They are comfortable.
(c) They are hard.
(d) They are necessary and appreciated by travelers.

12. What gives Mrs. Latch's garage the look of a miniature house?
(a) The way the door has a green-shuttered window in it.
(b) The way the door has a cantilevered front extension, like a storm porch.
(c) The size and shape of it compared to the main house.
(d) The way the door has two little red windows in it.

13. What does Richard call death?
(a) 'The scary monster'.
(b) 'The black evil'.
(c) 'The green silence'.
(d) ''The black silence'.

14. According to Virginia, what makes a person technically insane?
(a) They hear voices.
(b) They don't see meaning in anything.
(c) They see meaning everywhere.
(d) They attempt teaching Greek to sparrows.

15. What is the very long chapter in Richard's novel concerned with?
(a) A woman shopping for nail polish.
(b) The uses of sandpaper.
(c) A meditation over the breaking of an egg.
(d) A woman giving birth.