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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Sketch of the Past, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who once touched Virginia in a sexual manner?
(a) Geric.
(b) Gerald.
(c) George.
(d) Thobin.

3. What was the name of the most important sister to Virginia?
(a) Victoria.
(b) Violet.
(c) Vanessa.
(d) Valerie.

4. How long had Virginia's mother been dead when Virginia started writing A Sketch of the Past?
(a) 44 years.
(b) 34 years.
(c) 46 years.
(d) 36 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Virginia say made her feel shameful when she was young?

2. What does Virginia say Julia never had with any of her children?

3. Where was Julia's governess from?

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

5. What realm does the editor hope these writings will touch?

(see the answer key)

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