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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Memoir Club Contributions, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the first family vacation turn out, after Stella's death?
(a) Happily.
(b) Miserably.
(c) Calmly.
(d) Surprisingly.

2. How did Vanessa deal with her stepfather's changing moods?
(a) She was annoyed and quiet.
(b) She was curt and head-on.
(c) She was angry and volatile.
(d) She was shy and fearful.

3. What did Woolf believe about people's identity?
(a) It did not exist.
(b) It could never be defined.
(c) It was always changing.
(d) It remained the same.

4. What season did the Stephen's visit the vacation home?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

5. Who did Vanessa have an affair with?
(a) Jim.
(b) Jon.
(c) Jack.
(d) Jake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was distracting Virginia from her god-given purpose?

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

3. What was the name of Stella's husband?

4. How did critics generally label Woolf's work?

5. Who died before this memoir was written?

(see the answer key)

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