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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How had Stella been treated by her mother before her death?
(a) Severely.
(b) Haughtily.
(c) Kindly.
(d) Passively.

2. How does Virginia describe her brother, Thoby?
(a) Clever, but not intellectual.
(b) Educated, but not bright.
(c) Kind, but not generous.
(d) Spiritual, but not pious.

3. What is the main reason Virginia says she and Vanessa had such a strong bond?
(a) They had been taught in the same ways.
(b) They were the only women, surrounded by men.
(c) They were similar ages.
(d) They had been through a lot together.

4. How did Stella almost ruin her relationship with Jack?
(a) She courted two men at once.
(b) She proposed to him.
(c) She stood him up for a number of occasions.
(d) She turned down his first proposal.

5. How old was Thoby when he died?
(a) 30.
(b) 28.
(c) 32.
(d) 26.

6. What turned off a lot of Stella's suitors?
(a) Her quietness.
(b) Her odd bond with her stepfather.
(c) Her sense of duty to her family.
(d) Her sadness about her mother's death.

7. How did George feel about Vanessa's relationship with Jack?
(a) He hated it.
(b) He was embarrassed by it.
(c) He liked it.
(d) He didn't care one way or the other.

8. What era of thinking did Leslie belong in?
(a) Industrial.
(b) Enlightening.
(c) Victorian.
(d) Edwardian.

9. Who was hesitant to purchase the vacation house?
(a) Leslie.
(b) Stella.
(c) Thoby.
(d) Julia.

10. Why did George enjoy the events Virginia hosted?
(a) He wanted to meet a wife.
(b) He wanted to advance himself socially.
(c) He wanted to have free food.
(d) He wanted to impress his father.

11. When listing the main attributes in the house of men, which one pertained to Leslie?
(a) Busy.
(b) Opinionated.
(c) Volatile.
(d) Hardworking.

12. What color dress did Virginia have on before her strange event with George?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Pink.
(d) Red.

13. What were the people in the Memoir Club supposed to write about?
(a) Their pasts.
(b) Their ancestors.
(c) Their hopes for their futures.
(d) Famous people.

14. How did Thoby act when he was older?
(a) Belligerent.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Restrained.
(d) Enthusiastic.

15. Who was the only sibling left at the house to study during the days?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Vanessa.
(c) Gerald.
(d) George.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Virginia think was her god-given purpose?

2. What made Thoby very proud in his life?

3. What was Lytton Strachey's occupation?

4. What was symbolic to Virginia after Stella's death?

5. What did George see as a sign of personal value?

(see the answer keys)

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