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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How old was Virginia when she wrote A Sketch of the Past?
(a) 60.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 50.

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

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

12. What does Virginia say made her feel shameful when she was young?
(a) Looking into a mirror.
(b) Talking back to her mother.
(c) Brushing her sister's hair.
(d) Praying to be beautiful.

13. Where did Virginia get the material for A Sketch of the Past?
(a) Her memories.
(b) Her other writings.
(c) Talks with her sister.
(d) All of these.

14. Who did Vanessa have an affair with?
(a) Jim.
(b) Jake.
(c) Jack.
(d) Jon.

15. What does the editor say is different about A Sketch of the Past when compared to Reminiscences?
(a) It is more literary.
(b) It is more direct.
(c) It is more philosphical.
(d) It is more imaginative.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aside from her beauty, what other two traits did Virginia most admire about her mother?

2. Why did Virginia's oldest sister feel so much guilt after her mother's death?

3. How does Virginia describe Julia's first husband?

4. Where did Woolf get the material for her writing?

5. What does Virginia say Julia's legacy to her was?

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