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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Memoir Club Contributions, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Woolf say she was always looking for in her life?
(a) Something to hold on to.
(b) Something of worth.
(c) Something greater and deeper.
(d) Something to belong to.

2. Where was Julia's governess from?
(a) England.
(b) India.
(c) Africa.
(d) France.

3. Where did Virginia get the material for A Sketch of the Past?
(a) Her memories.
(b) Her other writings.
(c) Talks with her sister.
(d) All of these.

4. When listing the main attributes in the house of men, which one pertained to Leslie?
(a) Busy.
(b) Hardworking.
(c) Opinionated.
(d) Volatile.

5. Why did Virginia's oldest sister feel so much guilt after her mother's death?
(a) She was afraid to have more responsibility.
(b) She was not there when it happened.
(c) She fought with her mother the day before.
(d) She did not want to care for her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was something Stella did NOT do that was very important to Julia?

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

3. Which of the following did Virginia's mother NOT experience in her life?

4. What did the editor hope to show people by publishing these writings?

5. What is "Reminiscences" about?

(see the answer key)

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