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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. How did Virginia's mother show her controlling nature?
(a) She was strict about education.
(b) She didn't allow maids to be hired in her home.
(c) She thought she could do everything better than others.
(d) She didn't let strangers into her home.

2. What is this book a compilation of?
(a) Unpublished works.
(b) Journal entries.
(c) Poems.
(d) Essays.

3. How many living children did Virginia's mother have before marrying her second husband?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How was George related to Virginia?

3. What did Woolf believe about people's identity?

4. What was the name of the most important sister to Virginia?

5. Who suggested that Virginia should write her memoirs?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Julia raised?

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

3. What was the main flaw Virginia saw in her mother?

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

5. Why does Virginia say her memories of Julia were so idealized?

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

7. How did Vanessa respond to her stepfather's changing moods?

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

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

10. What does Virginia say is the fundamental purpose of existence?

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