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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Stella desperate to do for her family, according to Virginia?
(a) Serve them.
(b) Please them.
(c) Save them.
(d) Push them.

2. Where did Woolf get the material for her writing?
(a) Her father's sermons.
(b) Her imagination.
(c) Her dreams.
(d) Her life.

3. What attracted Julia to her second husband?
(a) His wealth.
(b) His kindness.
(c) His handsome face.
(d) His intelligence.

4. How does Virginia describe her mother's death?
(a) The light of a candle being snuffed out.
(b) The opening of a door.
(c) The turning point in her life of comfort.
(d) The greatest disaster that could happen.

5. Who did Vanessa blame for Julia and Stella's deaths?
(a) Julian.
(b) Victoria.
(c) Jack.
(d) Leslie.

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

7. What was the name of Virginia's mother?
(a) Julia.
(b) Jannette.
(c) Jean.
(d) Jennie.

8. How many levels was Woolf's work analyzed on by the editor?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

9. Where did Virginia see her first vivid colors?
(a) A story book.
(b) A bouquet of flowers.
(c) Her mother's dress.
(d) Her father's garden.

10. How was George related to Virginia?
(a) He was her stepbrother.
(b) He was her uncle.
(c) He was her cousin.
(d) He was her half-brother.

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

12. What about Virginia did Julia correct while she was dying?
(a) Her hair style.
(b) Her grammar.
(c) Her posture.
(d) Her spelling.

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(d) Unpublished works.

14. What was the name of Julia's first husband?
(a) Herbert.
(b) Henry.
(c) Howard.
(d) Hallsworth.

15. What was the name of the most important sister to Virginia?
(a) Violet.
(b) Valerie.
(c) Vanessa.
(d) Victoria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Woolf say she was always looking for in her life?

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

3. How many marriage proposals did Julia receive by the time she was 18?

4. How old was Virginia when she wrote A Sketch of the Past?

5. What does Virginia say made her feel shameful when she was young?

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