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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Sketch of the Past, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one trait Virginia never wanted to possess?
(a) Vanity.
(b) Arrogance.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Discrimination.

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

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

4. Who suggested that Virginia should write her memoirs?
(a) Stella.
(b) Vanessa.
(c) Jack.
(d) Louise.

5. Why did Virginia wish she could make a new first memory for herself?
(a) So it would make more sense.
(b) So it would be meaningful.
(c) So it would show her something of herself.
(d) So it would help her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "Reminiscences" about?

2. What does Virginia say her mother always did without question- almost to a fault?

3. What does the editor say is different about A Sketch of the Past when compared to Reminiscences?

4. Who cared for Julia's husband after her death?

5. How did Virginia Woolf make herself improve her skills?

(see the answer key)

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