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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Clarissa think we ought first to measure people?
(a) By their kindness and ability to be strong when needed.
(b) By their kindness and capacity for devotion.
(c) By the strength of their devotion and their commitment to art.
(d) By their moral strength and religious devotions.

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

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

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

5. Why does Richard burn incense?
(a) He finds the fragrance helps his poetry.
(b) To cover smells of garlic in the kitchen.
(c) To cover the smells of his illness.
(d) As part of a religious ritual.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Laura tell Richie she will do today?

2. How does Virginia feel around servants?

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

4. In what way does Laura think she is similar to Virginia Woolf?

5. Which novel is Laura Brown reading?

(see the answer key)

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