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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. Who cared for Julia's husband after her death?
(a) Victoria.
(b) Julian.
(c) Stella.
(d) Virginia.

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

3. How did Virginia feel in the first memory she had of her vacation home?
(a) Happy.
(b) Sick.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Drowsy.

4. How does Virginia describe George?
(a) All of these.
(b) Innocent.
(c) Ineffective.
(d) Childish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many levels was Woolf's work analyzed on by the editor?

2. How did Vanessa deal with her stepfather's changing moods?

3. How old was Virginia's mother when she died?

4. Which part of her mind does Virginia say made the first memory of the vacation home?

5. How does Virginia describe the relationship between her mother and stepfather?

(see the answer key)

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