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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. What did the editor hope to show people by publishing these writings?
(a) Virginia's personality.
(b) Virginia's philosophy.
(c) Virginia's wisdom.
(d) Virginia's worth.

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

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

4. Where did Woolf get the material for her writing?
(a) Her dreams.
(b) Her life.
(c) Her father's sermons.
(d) Her imagination.

5. Where was the family vacation home?
(a) St. Ives.
(b) St. Thomas.
(c) St. Regence.
(d) St. Roberts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggested that Virginia should write her memoirs?

2. What is this book a compilation of?

3. How did Woolf truly come to understand her beliefs and her place in the world?

4. Which of these stories was written early in Woolf's career?

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

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