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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did some people hesitate to publish the writings in this book?
(a) They were unfinished.
(b) The family objected.
(c) They had harsh themes.
(d) They were different from other writings.

2. Why does Virginia say her recollections might not be correct?
(a) She was very young.
(b) She was very emotional.
(c) She had heard different accounts.
(d) She was making it more entertaining.

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

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

5. Which of these words did Virginia use to describe Stella?
(a) Saintly.
(b) Surreptitious.
(c) Spritely.
(d) Sinful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused people to refer to Julia as a saint?

2. What did Stella try to give her family after Julia's death?

3. What was the name of Stella's husband?

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

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

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