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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was the last name of Virginia's real father?
(a) Seymore.
(b) Stallin.
(c) Shelton.
(d) Stephen.

4. How does Virginia describe George?
(a) Ineffective.
(b) Innocent.
(c) Childish.
(d) All of these.

5. How did Virginia feel in the first memory she had of her vacation home?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Sick.
(c) Drowsy.
(d) Happy.

6. Who was Virginia writing Reminiscences for?
(a) Her nephew.
(b) Her stepfather.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her mother.

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

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

9. What kind of literary device did Woolf include in many of her writings?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Simile.
(c) All of these.
(d) Metaphor.

10. How did Virginia's mother show her controlling nature?
(a) She didn't allow maids to be hired in her home.
(b) She didn't let strangers into her home.
(c) She thought she could do everything better than others.
(d) She was strict about education.

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

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

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

14. What does Virginia say filled the home after Julia's death?
(a) Hope.
(b) Longing.
(c) Misery.
(d) Gloom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Virginia say George was deluded about?

2. What does Virginia say Julia never had with any of her children?

3. What does Virginia say was the main difference between her mother and her oldest sister?

4. How did the first family vacation turn out, after Stella's death?

5. What was the name of the most important sister to Virginia?

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