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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 did Stella try to give her family after Julia's death?
(a) A sense of normalcy.
(b) A good, strong education.
(c) Faith in Heaven.
(d) A reason to rejoice.

2. How did most Victorian males think?
(a) Forward thinking.
(b) Imaginatively.
(c) Liberally.
(d) Conservatively.

3. How does Virginia describe the relationship between her mother and stepfather?
(a) Volatile.
(b) Unhealthy.
(c) Loving.
(d) Convenient.

4. What word does the editor use to describe these memoirs as glimpses into Virginia's life?
(a) Secrets.
(b) Glances.
(c) Keyholes.
(d) Mysteries.

5. How does Virginia describe George?
(a) All of these.
(b) Childish.
(c) Innocent.
(d) Ineffective.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Virginia when her mother died?

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

3. What made Thoby very proud in his life?

4. Who once touched Virginia in a sexual manner?

5. How does Virginia describe Stella's beauty?

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