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

2. How did Virginia's mother show her controlling nature?
(a) She didn't allow maids to be hired in her home.
(b) She didn't let strangers into her home.
(c) She thought she could do everything better than others.
(d) She was strict about education.

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

4. What does Virginia say her mother always did without question- almost to a fault?
(a) Taught her children.
(b) Supported her husband.
(c) Believed the words of others.
(d) Listened to her favorite preacher.

5. What does Virginia say filled the home after Julia's death?
(a) Gloom.
(b) Hope.
(c) Misery.
(d) Longing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one trait Virginia never wanted to possess?

2. How was George related to Virginia?

3. Who became Virginia's surrogate mother when her mother died?

4. What was Stella desperate to do for her family, according to Virginia?

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

(see the answer key)

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