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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Sketch of the Past, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Stella desperate to do for her family, according to Virginia?
(a) Save them.
(b) Serve them.
(c) Please them.
(d) Push them.

2. How did Virginia see her memories?
(a) As secrets.
(b) As pictures.
(c) As stories.
(d) As scenes.

3. How did Thoby act when he was older?
(a) Emotional.
(b) Belligerent.
(c) Enthusiastic.
(d) Restrained.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Virginia describe her mother's death?

2. What was the last name of Virginia's real father?

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

4. What was the name of the most important sister to Virginia?

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

(see the answer key)

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