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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 was the name of Virginia's mother?
(a) Jean.
(b) Jannette.
(c) Jennie.
(d) Julia.

2. What did Woolf say she was always looking for in her life?
(a) Something of worth.
(b) Something to belong to.
(c) Something to hold on to.
(d) Something greater and deeper.

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

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

5. What does Virginia say saved Stella from physical grieving?
(a) Her affair.
(b) Her spiritual lightness.
(c) Her determined attitude.
(d) Her honesty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is this book a compilation of?

2. What kind of literary device did Woolf include in many of her writings?

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

4. Who suggested that Virginia should write her memoirs?

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

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