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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Woolf spend her life trying to find incident having a relationship with?
(a) Meaning.
(b) The Present.
(c) Influence.
(d) The Past.

2. What kind of fabric did Virginia compare day-to-day living to?
(a) Silk.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Satin.
(d) Brocade.

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

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

5. How old was Virginia's mother when she died?
(a) 28.
(b) 48.
(c) 38.
(d) 58.

6. What did Woolf believe about people's identity?
(a) It could never be defined.
(b) It was always changing.
(c) It remained the same.
(d) It did not exist.

7. Why does Virginia say she remembered her mother so well, even though she was young at her death?
(a) It was a turning point in her life.
(b) It was traumatic to her.
(c) She was too young to be idealistic.
(d) She never had a chance to change the memories.

8. What was the name of Stella's husband?
(a) Jim.
(b) Jake.
(c) Jack.
(d) Jon.

9. What does Virginia say Julia's legacy to her was?
(a) Deep experiences.
(b) Better learning experiences.
(c) Cynicism.
(d) Saintliness.

10. What is this book a compilation of?
(a) Poems.
(b) Journal entries.
(c) Essays.
(d) Unpublished works.

11. What does Virginia say the sensual experiences in life teach us?
(a) Deeper spiritual truths.
(b) Secrets of ourselves.
(c) Hints to our future.
(d) Pages of the past.

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

13. What does Virginia say her mother always did without question- almost to a fault?
(a) Taught her children.
(b) Supported her husband.
(c) Believed the words of others.
(d) Listened to her favorite preacher.

14. Why did Virginia never gain a full appreciation for Julia's beauty?
(a) She died young.
(b) She was not very personable.
(c) She was always surrounded by people.
(d) She was never fond of hearing compliments.

15. Who suggested that Virginia should write her memoirs?
(a) Jack.
(b) Louise.
(c) Vanessa.
(d) Stella.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Vanessa have an affair with?

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

3. How many wives had Leslie had before he married Julia?

4. Who became Virginia's surrogate mother when her mother died?

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

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