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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Woolf get the material for her writing?
(a) Her father's sermons.
(b) Her life.
(c) Her imagination.
(d) Her dreams.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did Virginia's mother NOT experience in her life?

2. How many wives had Leslie had before he married Julia?

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

4. What literary device is used for most of the dialogue in Reminiscences?

5. Why did Julia decide to marry her first husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Virginia writing Recollections for?

2. Why did George stop paying any attention to Vanessa?

3. What did Virginia write about Vanessa, in Recollections?

4. What would Leslie do when the boys would all leave for the day to their different endeavors?

5. Why does Virginia say it was hard to fully understand and write about her mother?

6. What does Virginia say saved Stella from physical mourning?

7. What does the editor say this book shows about the general artistic process?

8. What happened to Julia after her first husband's death?

9. What did Virginia see as a symbol of her life after Stella's death?

10. Why does Virginia say she would prefer to make a new first memory for herself?

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