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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Virginia's oldest nephew?
(a) Julian.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Jerome.

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

3. Which of these words did Virginia use to describe Stella?
(a) Spritely.
(b) Sinful.
(c) Surreptitious.
(d) Saintly.

4. How does Virginia describe the relationship between her mother and stepfather?
(a) Unhealthy.
(b) Loving.
(c) Volatile.
(d) Convenient.

5. How did Woolf truly come to understand her beliefs and her place in the world?
(a) Through quiet contemplation in churches.
(b) Through talking with her father.
(c) Through reading poetry.
(d) Through writing fiction.

6. What realm does the editor hope these writings will touch?
(a) The senses.
(b) The physical being.
(c) The spirit.
(d) The mind.

7. What is "Reminiscences" about?
(a) Adulthood.
(b) Sexuality.
(c) Childhood.
(d) Mortality.

8. Where did Virginia get the material for A Sketch of the Past?
(a) Talks with her sister.
(b) All of these.
(c) Her memories.
(d) Her other writings.

9. What did Woolf spend her life trying to find incident having a relationship with?
(a) Influence.
(b) Meaning.
(c) The Past.
(d) The Present.

10. What was the name of Stella's husband?
(a) Jon.
(b) Jim.
(c) Jake.
(d) Jack.

11. How many marriage proposals did Julia receive by the time she was 18?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

12. Where did Virginia see her first vivid colors?
(a) A story book.
(b) Her mother's dress.
(c) A bouquet of flowers.
(d) Her father's garden.

13. Which of the following did Virgina Wolf have an idiosyncratic style for?
(a) Spacing.
(b) Punctuation.
(c) Dialogue.
(d) All of these.

14. What was Virginia's sister's occupation?
(a) Writer.
(b) Singer.
(c) Painter.
(d) Actress.

15. Where was the family vacation home?
(a) St. Thomas.
(b) St. Regence.
(c) St. Ives.
(d) St. Roberts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many wives had Leslie had before he married Julia?

2. Aside from her beauty, what other two traits did Virginia most admire about her mother?

3. Where was Julia's governess from?

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

5. How many levels was Woolf's work analyzed on by the editor?

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