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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) Kindly.
(b) Passively.
(c) Severely.
(d) Haughtily.

2. Which of her siblings did Virginia think was dimwitted?
(a) George.
(b) Thoby.
(c) Gerald.
(d) Adrian.

3. What was something Stella did NOT do that was very important to Julia?
(a) Sing.
(b) Sew.
(c) Read.
(d) Clean.

4. How did Jack describe his father?
(a) Severe.
(b) Jolly.
(c) Repressive.
(d) Amorous.

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

6. Who died before this memoir was written?
(a) Leslie.
(b) Jack.
(c) Vanessa.
(d) Stella.

7. What was the name of the man who was courting Stella before she met Jack?
(a) Greg.
(b) Gary.
(c) Jim.
(d) John.

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

9. What was very different and controversial about Strachey?
(a) He was the son of a beggar.
(b) He had a venereal disease.
(c) He was homosexual.
(d) He was an ex-convict.

10. What did Strachey like to discuss the most?
(a) Gender roles.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Politics.
(d) Sex.

11. Which of the following did Virginia NOT include in her list of things that left the house when Julia died?
(a) Light.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Learning.
(d) Joy.

12. How did Thoby feel about his siblings?
(a) He was kind, but vacant to them.
(b) He was embarrassed by them.
(c) He was jealous of them.
(d) He was devoted to them.

13. What color were George and Gerald's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

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

15. What season did the Stephen's visit the vacation home?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Virginia read a poem to that lifted her spirits for a time after her mother's death?

2. Who was the only sibling left at the house to study during the days?

3. How did George feel about Vanessa's relationship with Jack?

4. When listing the main attributes in the house of men, which one pertained to George?

5. Where did Thoby attend school?

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