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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. What was distracting Virginia from her god-given purpose?
(a) Her social outings.
(b) Her fights with George.
(c) Her lack of work ethic.
(d) Her love of novels.

2. Who once touched Virginia in a sexual manner?
(a) Gerald.
(b) Geric.
(c) Thobin.
(d) George.

3. Aside from her beauty, what other two traits did Virginia most admire about her mother?
(a) Her creativity and alertness.
(b) Her meekness and productivity.
(c) Her intelligence and gentility.
(d) Her competence and generosity.

4. What was very different and controversial about Strachey?
(a) He was the son of a beggar.
(b) He had a venereal disease.
(c) He was homosexual.
(d) He was an ex-convict.

5. Who died after this memoir was written?
(a) Vanessa.
(b) Jack.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Stella.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Julia decide to marry her first husband?

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

3. Where did Virginia get the material for A Sketch of the Past?

4. Who was the only sibling left at the house to study during the days?

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

(see the answer key)

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