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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Reminiscences, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is this book a compilation of?
(a) Unpublished works.
(b) Journal entries.
(c) Essays.
(d) Poems.

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

4. How does Virginia describe her mother's death?
(a) The turning point in her life of comfort.
(b) The light of a candle being snuffed out.
(c) The opening of a door.
(d) The greatest disaster that could happen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Virginia's mother show her controlling nature?

2. What did Woolf spend her life trying to find incident having a relationship with?

3. What realm does the editor hope these writings will touch?

4. Why did some people hesitate to publish the writings in this book?

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

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