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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the maid's response to Leonard's alarm?
(a) She panics and runs to the kitchen.
(b) She turns her head away and conceals a smile of triumph.
(c) She panics and starts to cry.
(d) She goes to the phone to call the police.

2. What is a sarcophagus?
(a) A sarcastic Greek.
(b) A kind of bone cancer.
(c) A person who eats flesh.
(d) A stone coffin.

3. Who is Ralph?
(a) Virginia's eldest son.
(b) Leonard's brother.
(c) Leonard's assistant.
(d) Leonard's boyfriend.

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

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

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 language did Virginia hear sparrows using?

4. Where is Clarissa when Willie Bass sees her?

5. Why does Richard burn incense?

(see the answer key)

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