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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Stella's married name?
(a) Hall.
(b) Hills.
(c) Henry.
(d) Halsington.

2. Why did some people hesitate to publish the writings in this book?
(a) They were unfinished.
(b) They had harsh themes.
(c) They were different from other writings.
(d) The family objected.

3. What was the last name of Virginia's real father?
(a) Stallin.
(b) Seymore.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Shelton.

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

5. What does Virginia say the sensual experiences in life teach us?
(a) Pages of the past.
(b) Secrets of ourselves.
(c) Deeper spiritual truths.
(d) Hints to our future.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Virginia say Julia never had with any of her children?

2. Which of the following did Virgina Wolf have an idiosyncratic style for?

3. Why does Virginia say she remembered her mother so well, even though she was young at her death?

4. Where did Virginia see her first vivid colors?

5. Why did Virginia's oldest sister feel so much guilt after her mother's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did some people object to publishing this book?

2. What gave Virginia a sense of self-importance?

3. Why did George stop paying any attention to Vanessa?

4. What did Virginia notice about her own memory?

5. What does Virginia say a lot of Jack's grief over Stella's death stemmed from, and what helped him with that?

6. What was the main flaw Virginia saw in her mother?

7. What did George make Virginia do, and why?

8. What is Moments of Being comprised of?

9. What does Virginia say saved Stella from physical mourning?

10. How did the higher society friends from Hyde Park feel about Thoby's college friends?

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