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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reason for the slabs of italic type in this chapter?
(a) They are to indicate the novel Laura is reading.
(b) They are to indicate the character's innermost thoughts.
(c) They signal a time-slip.
(d) They indicate sections that don't matter to the overall story.

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

3. What does Virginia put in the pocket of her cardigan?
(a) A handful of pebbles and small rocks.
(b) Two suicide notes.
(c) Money.
(d) A large stone.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What worries Leonard about Virginia's behavior?

2. How many planes does Virginia see above her?

3. What is perverse about Richard's good fortune?

4. What sudden change in Virginia has occurred?

5. What worrying symptoms does she think about?

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