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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. What realm does the editor hope these writings will touch?
(a) The physical being.
(b) The senses.
(c) The spirit.
(d) The mind.

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

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

4. What literary device is used for most of the dialogue in Reminiscences?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Stream of Conscious.
(d) Satire.

5. What does Virginia say was the main difference between her mother and her oldest sister?
(a) Her sister was happier.
(b) Her sister was belligerent.
(c) Her mother was more skilled.
(d) Her mother was controlling.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was George related to Virginia?

2. What was the name of the most important sister to Virginia?

3. Who was Virginia writing Reminiscences for?

4. What does Virginia say George was deluded about?

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

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