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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 the following did Virgina Wolf have an idiosyncratic style for?
(a) Dialogue.
(b) Punctuation.
(c) All of these.
(d) Spacing.

2. How does Virginia describe Julia's second husband?
(a) Meek.
(b) Intellectual.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Proper.

3. What was the last name of Virginia's real father?
(a) Seymore.
(b) Stallin.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Shelton.

4. What does Virginia say filled the home after Julia's death?
(a) Misery.
(b) Gloom.
(c) Longing.
(d) Hope.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these words did Virginia use to describe Stella?

2. What does Virginia say provides the shocks needed for awareness?

3. How many marriage proposals did Julia receive by the time she was 18?

4. What was the name of Virginia's oldest nephew?

5. How did Virginia's mother show her controlling nature?

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