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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aside from her beauty, what other two traits did Virginia most admire about her mother?
(a) Her creativity and alertness.
(b) Her competence and generosity.
(c) Her intelligence and gentility.
(d) Her meekness and productivity.

2. What caused Julia to become a cynic?
(a) Her sister was murdered.
(b) Her wealth was lost.
(c) Her pastor was indicted for a crime.
(d) Her husband died.

3. How long had Virginia's mother been dead when Virginia started writing A Sketch of the Past?
(a) 46 years.
(b) 36 years.
(c) 44 years.
(d) 34 years.

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

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

6. What does Virginia say George was deluded about?
(a) His religious beliefs.
(b) His social status.
(c) His intelligence.
(d) His own worth.

7. Where was Julia born?
(a) India.
(b) France.
(c) Africa.
(d) England.

8. What does Virginia say provides the shocks needed for awareness?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Past memories.
(c) Transcendant experiences.
(d) Traumatic happenings.

9. How many marriage proposals did Julia receive by the time she was 18?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

10. What was Virginia's sister's occupation?
(a) Writer.
(b) Painter.
(c) Actress.
(d) Singer.

11. How did the first family vacation turn out, after Stella's death?
(a) Calmly.
(b) Happily.
(c) Surprisingly.
(d) Miserably.

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

13. Who cared for Julia's husband after her death?
(a) Victoria.
(b) Julian.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Stella.

14. How does Virginia describe Julia's first husband?
(a) Meek.
(b) Intellectual.
(c) Proper.
(d) Spiritual.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How was George related to Virginia?

2. How does Virginia describe George?

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

4. Why did Virginia wish she could make a new first memory for herself?

5. Why did Julia decide to marry her first husband?

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