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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Sketch of the Past, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Virginia say provides the shocks needed for awareness?
(a) Transcendant experiences.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Traumatic happenings.
(d) Past memories.

2. Where was Julia born?
(a) Africa.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) India.

3. How did critics generally label Woolf's work?
(a) Cautious.
(b) Controversial.
(c) Curt.
(d) Creative.

4. How old was Virginia when her mother died?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

5. What does Virginia say filled the home after Julia's death?
(a) Longing.
(b) Misery.
(c) Gloom.
(d) Hope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of literary device did Woolf include in many of her writings?

2. How did Virginia think her idea of existence fit in with other artists like her?

3. Who once touched Virginia in a sexual manner?

4. What was the name of Virginia's oldest nephew?

5. How long had Virginia's mother been dead when Virginia started writing A Sketch of the Past?

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