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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Sketch of the Past, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were Virginia and Thoby related?
(a) He was her cousin.
(b) He was her uncle.
(c) He was her brother.
(d) He was her godfather.

2. Why does Virginia say her recollections might not be correct?
(a) She had heard different accounts.
(b) She was making it more entertaining.
(c) She was very emotional.
(d) She was very young.

3. What did Stella die of?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Consumption.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) Grief.

4. Which part of her mind does Virginia say made the first memory of the vacation home?
(a) Her literary mind.
(b) Her spiritual mind.
(c) Her ephemeral mind.
(d) Her literal mind.

5. Which of these stories was written later in Woolf's career?
(a) Reminiscences.
(b) Generalizations.
(c) A Sketch of the Past.
(d) Remembering.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did the first family vacation turn out, after Stella's death?

3. What literary device is used for most of the dialogue in Reminiscences?

4. Which of these words did Virginia use to describe Stella?

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

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