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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Julia decide to marry her first husband?
(a) She fell in love with him.
(b) She thought he would be a good father.
(c) She wanted to please her own father.
(d) She wanted his money.

2. How did Woolf truly come to understand her beliefs and her place in the world?
(a) Through talking with her father.
(b) Through writing fiction.
(c) Through reading poetry.
(d) Through quiet contemplation in churches.

3. What is "Reminiscences" about?
(a) Mortality.
(b) Sexuality.
(c) Childhood.
(d) Adulthood.

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

5. How old was Virginia when her mother died?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

6. What was the name of Virginia's oldest nephew?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Jerome.
(c) Julian.
(d) Jacob.

7. What did Stella die of?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Grief.

8. Which of these words did Virginia use to describe Stella?
(a) Saintly.
(b) Spritely.
(c) Surreptitious.
(d) Sinful.

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

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

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

12. 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 never fond of hearing compliments.
(d) She was always surrounded by people.

13. Which of the following did Virgina Wolf have an idiosyncratic style for?
(a) Dialogue.
(b) Punctuation.
(c) All of these.
(d) Spacing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Virginia say she remembered her mother so well, even though she was young at her death?

2. Where was the family vacation home?

3. How many living children did Virginia's mother have before marrying her second husband?

4. What word does the editor use to describe these memoirs as glimpses into Virginia's life?

5. Where was Julia born?

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