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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Reminiscences, Chapters 2, 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Virginia when her mother died?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

2. What does Virginia say filled the home after Julia's death?
(a) Misery.
(b) Gloom.
(c) Longing.
(d) Hope.

3. Which of the following did Virgina Wolf have an idiosyncratic style for?
(a) Punctuation.
(b) All of these.
(c) Spacing.
(d) Dialogue.

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

5. How did Woolf truly come to understand her beliefs and her place in the world?
(a) Through writing fiction.
(b) Through quiet contemplation in churches.
(c) Through talking with her father.
(d) Through reading poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were Virginia and Thoby related?

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

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

4. What was Stella desperate to do for her family, according to Virginia?

5. What is "Reminiscences" about?

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