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Moments of Being | Quiz

Virginia Woolf
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Moments of Being | Quiz

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1)

Why did Virginia wish she could make a new first memory for herself? (from A Sketch of the Past, Part 1)

So it would show her something of herself.
So it would help her.
So it would be meaningful.
So it would make more sense.
2)

Who lived with Virginia in her second house at Bloomsbury? (from The Memoir Club Contributions, Part 3)

Her husband.
Adrian.
George.
Thoby.
3)

Aside from her beauty, what other two traits did Virginia most admire about her mother? (from A Sketch of the Past, Part 2)

Her competence and generosity.
Her intelligence and gentility.
Her meekness and productivity.
Her creativity and alertness.
4)

What does Virginia say provides the shocks needed for awareness? (from A Sketch of the Past, Part 1)

Past memories.
Dreams.
Traumatic happenings.
Transcendant experiences.
5)

Why did Julia decide to marry her first husband? (from A Sketch of the Past, Part 2)

She wanted to please her own father.
She thought he would be a good father.
She fell in love with him.
She wanted his money.
6)

What color were George and Gerald's eyes? (from A Sketch of the Past, Part 3)

Blue.
Brown.
Hazel.
Green.
7)

How does Virginia describe the environment of Bloomsbury after living there for some time? (from The Memoir Club Contributions, Part 3)

Stifling.
Elevated.
Oppressive.
Bohemian.
8)

Why was Virginia friends with Sybil Colfax? (from The Memoir Club Contributions, Part 3)

She had a lot of money.
She had a handsome son.
She had a title.
She was very popular.
9)

Who was the only person who was able to bring happiness back into the family after Julia's death? (from A Sketch of the Past, Part 3)

Virginia.
Leslie.
Jack.
Stella.
10)

What about Virginia did Julia correct while she was dying? (from A Sketch of the Past, Part 2)

Her hair style.
Her spelling.
Her posture.
Her grammar.
11)

What was distracting Virginia from her god-given purpose? (from A Sketch of the Past, Part 5)

Her love of novels.
Her lack of work ethic.
Her fights with George.
Her social outings.
12)

How did Stella almost ruin her relationship with Jack? (from A Sketch of the Past, Part 3)

She turned down his first proposal.
She courted two men at once.
She proposed to him.
She stood him up for a number of occasions.
13)

How many marriage proposals did Julia receive by the time she was 18? (from A Sketch of the Past, Part 2)

3.
2.
5.
4.
14)

What was Leslie dying of? (from The Memoir Club Contributions, Part 1)

Cancer.
Consumption.
Liver poisoning.
Typhoid.
15)

What does the editor say is different about A Sketch of the Past when compared to Reminiscences? (from A Sketch of the Past, Part 1)

It is more philosphical.
It is more literary.
It is more imaginative.
It is more direct.
16)

What era of thinking did Virginia and Vanessa both belong in? (from A Sketch of the Past, Part 5)

Edwardian.
Enlightening.
Industrial.
Victorian.
17)

Why did George start ignoring Vanessa? (from The Memoir Club Contributions, Part 1)

She would not behave the way he liked.
She would act rudely in public settings.
She would not trust in him.
She would not stop her affair with Jack.
18)

What gave Virginia a heightened sense of importance? (from A Sketch of the Past, Part 4)

Her brother's praise.
Her talents.
Her many trials.
Her education.
19)

What about Thoby's college friends was startling to the higher society people? (from The Memoir Club Contributions, Part 2)

Their deep conversation.
Their bedraggled appearance.
Their American clothes.
Their poor health.
20)

Which of the following did Virginia NOT include in her definition of a snob? (from The Memoir Club Contributions, Part 3)

Little Satisfied.
Mopey and distanced.
Flutter-brained.
Hare-Brained.
21)

Who does Virginia say became something of a martyr after Julia's death? (from A Sketch of the Past, Part 3)

George.
Jack.
Vanessa.
Stella.
22)

What is the main reason Virginia says she and Vanessa had such a strong bond? (from A Sketch of the Past, Part 4)

They were the only women, surrounded by men.
They were similar ages.
They had been taught in the same ways.
They had been through a lot together.
23)

What turned off a lot of Stella's suitors? (from A Sketch of the Past, Part 3)

Her odd bond with her stepfather.
Her quietness.
Her sense of duty to her family.
Her sadness about her mother's death.
24)

What era of thinking did Leslie belong in? (from A Sketch of the Past, Part 5)

Industrial.
Edwardian.
Victorian.
Enlightening.
25)

What does Virginia say the sensual experiences in life teach us? (from A Sketch of the Past, Part 1)

Deeper spiritual truths.
Pages of the past.
Secrets of ourselves.
Hints to our future.
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