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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is perverse about Richard's good fortune?
(a) It has come just when he is no longer interested in fame.
(b) He has won a major literary prize but he'll need all the money to pay off debts.
(c) He has the money to buy a new apartment but mightn't live to get to move into it.
(d) He has won a major literary prize, but his health is in serious decline.

2. 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.

3. Who dozes on a slatted bench?
(a) Clarissa.
(b) An old woman in a red jacket.
(c) An old woman in a shawl.
(d) Leonard.

4. Who careens past on a bicycle?
(a) Walter.
(b) A Chinese boy.
(c) A policeman.
(d) Barbara.

5. What species of bird is mentioned as this chapter draws to a close?
(a) Herons.
(b) Nightjars.
(c) Rooks.
(d) Robins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leonard intend to do when he goes upstairs?

2. How many planes does Virginia see above her?

3. What does Laura think of the shadow of the passing bird?

4. Where is this chapter set?

5. What is the meaning of the word 'obfuscation'?

Short Essay Questions

1. Comment on the style of the Prologue to The Hours by Michael Cunningham.

2. How pervasive are the voices Virginia hears?

3. Why is Clarissa hurt about Sally going out to lunch with Oliver St. Ives?

4. What makes Clarissa Vaughan embarrassed?

5. How does Laura plan to compensate for her neglect of Dan and Richie at breakfast?

6. When Clarissa thinks of Richard's illness, what makes her resentful?

7. What is unusual about the headache Virginia suffers?

8. What is significant about Vanessa's visit to Hogarth House?

9. As presented in this chapter, what is Clarissa Vaughan's attitude to life?

10. When Dan returned from the war, why was he given special acclaim?

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