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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many planes does Virginia see above her?
(a) One.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) None.
(d) Four.

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

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

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

5. Which novel is Laura Brown reading?
(a) Mrs Dalloway by Vanessa Albee
(b) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee
(c) Virginia Woolf by Vanessa Bell
(d) Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

Short Answer Questions

1. What worrying symptoms does she think about?

2. How does Virginia get along with her neighbors?

3. Why does Laura tell Richie he is a smart boy?

4. What is Virginia doing as she muses?

5. What is the problem with the faces of George Washington?

(see the answer key)

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