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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. What gave Virginia a heightened sense of importance?
(a) Her brother's praise.
(b) Her many trials.
(c) Her talents.
(d) Her education.

2. Where did Virginia see windows that lifted the gloom for a moment after her mother's death?
(a) Paddington Station.
(b) St. Andrew's Chapel.
(c) Northanger Abbey.
(d) Westminster College.

3. What happened to Thoby after Stella's death, according to Virginia?
(a) He lost his humor.
(b) He became devoted to his family.
(c) He became a man.
(d) He lost his way.

4. How were Virginia and Thoby related?
(a) He was her godfather.
(b) He was her uncle.
(c) He was her brother.
(d) He was her cousin.

5. Why did Virginia wish she could make a new first memory for herself?
(a) So it would be meaningful.
(b) So it would help her.
(c) So it would show her something of herself.
(d) So it would make more sense.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What social routine did Virginia have to follow?

3. How did Thoby act when he was older?

4. How did Virginia feel in the first memory she had of her vacation home?

5. How did Woolf truly come to understand her beliefs and her place in the world?

(see the answer key)

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