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

2. Who became Virginia's surrogate mother when her mother died?
(a) Victoria.
(b) Stella.
(c) Vanessa.
(d) Julia.

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

4. What kind of literary device did Woolf include in many of her writings?
(a) Simile.
(b) All of these.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Metaphor.

5. Which of the following did Virginia's mother NOT experience in her life?
(a) Widowhood.
(b) Deep sickness.
(c) A child's death.
(d) Education.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the family vacation home?

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

3. How many living children did Virginia's mother have before marrying her second husband?

4. How was George related to Virginia?

5. What does Virginia say was the main difference between her mother and her oldest sister?

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