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

2. How old was Virginia's mother when she died?
(a) 48.
(b) 38.
(c) 58.
(d) 28.

3. What does Virginia say was the main difference between her mother and her oldest sister?
(a) Her mother was more skilled.
(b) Her sister was belligerent.
(c) Her mother was controlling.
(d) Her sister was happier.

4. How many wives had Leslie had before he married Julia?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

5. Who did Vanessa blame for Julia and Stella's deaths?
(a) Victoria.
(b) Julian.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Vanessa have an affair with?

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

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

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

5. What kind of fabric did Virginia compare day-to-day living to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Julia marry her two husbands?

2. Why was Virginia friends with Sybil Colfax?

3. What does Virginia say a lot of Jack's grief over Stella's death stemmed from, and what helped him with that?

4. Why does Woolf say her recollections about her mother might be inaccurate?

5. What did Jack do that was not normal or highly looked upon during this time?

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

7. Why was Sybil Colfax friends with Virginia?

8. What happened to Thoby after Stella's death?

9. What was the normal breakfast routine in the house in Hyde Park?

10. Why does Virginia say she had such a close relationship with Vanessa?

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