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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is one trait Virginia never wanted to possess?
(a) Arrogance.
(b) Vanity.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Discrimination.
2. What did Stella die of?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Grief.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) Consumption.
3. What caused people to refer to Julia as a saint?
(a) She never forgot a birthday.
(b) She never missed a Sunday at church.
(c) She was always generous and kind.
(d) She funded an orphanage.
4. What does Virginia say filled the home after Julia's death?
(a) Gloom.
(b) Longing.
(c) Hope.
(d) Misery.
5. What did Woolf believe about people's identity?
(a) It remained the same.
(b) It did not exist.
(c) It was always changing.
(d) It could never be defined.
6. Who suggested that Virginia should write her memoirs?
(a) Vanessa.
(b) Jack.
(c) Louise.
(d) Stella.
7. What was Stella desperate to do for her family, according to Virginia?
(a) Serve them.
(b) Please them.
(c) Save them.
(d) Push them.
8. What does Virginia say George was deluded about?
(a) His own worth.
(b) His religious beliefs.
(c) His intelligence.
(d) His social status.
9. How old was Virginia when her mother died?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.
10. How does Virginia describe Julia's second husband?
(a) Meek.
(b) Proper.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Intellectual.
11. How did Virginia Woolf make herself improve her skills?
(a) She burned works that were bad.
(b) She had people criticize her work.
(c) She read a lot.
(d) She did daily drills.
12. Why did Virginia never gain a full appreciation for Julia's beauty?
(a) She died young.
(b) She was never fond of hearing compliments.
(c) She was not very personable.
(d) She was always surrounded by people.
13. Which part of her mind does Virginia say made the first memory of the vacation home?
(a) Her literary mind.
(b) Her spiritual mind.
(c) Her ephemeral mind.
(d) Her literal mind.
14. What did the editor hope to show people by publishing these writings?
(a) Virginia's wisdom.
(b) Virginia's worth.
(c) Virginia's philosophy.
(d) Virginia's personality.
15. What was the name of Virginia's mother?
(a) Julia.
(b) Jean.
(c) Jennie.
(d) Jannette.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Virginia wish she could make a new first memory for herself?
2. Which of the following did Virgina Wolf have an idiosyncratic style for?
3. What does Virginia say Julia never had with any of her children?
4. How old was Virginia's mother when she died?
5. What does Virginia say was the main difference between her mother and her oldest sister?
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