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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. What was the name of Stella's husband?
(a) Jon.
(b) Jake.
(c) Jack.
(d) Jim.

2. What realm does the editor hope these writings will touch?
(a) The senses.
(b) The mind.
(c) The spirit.
(d) The physical being.

3. How did critics generally label Woolf's work?
(a) Creative.
(b) Cautious.
(c) Controversial.
(d) Curt.

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

5. What about Virginia did Julia correct while she was dying?
(a) Her spelling.
(b) Her posture.
(c) Her hair style.
(d) Her grammar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How was George related to Virginia?

3. Which of these stories was written early in Woolf's career?

4. What was the name of Virginia's mother?

5. What caused Julia to become a cynic?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Stella and Leslie both change after Stella and Jack's engagement?

2. What happened at one point when Virginia was reading a poem to Vanessa after Julia's death?

3. How did Virginia describe each of the men in her house and their daily activities?

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

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

6. Why did some people object to publishing this book?

7. Why was Sybil Colfax friends with Virginia?

8. What did Virginia Woolf think about personal identity?

9. Who was Virginia writing Recollections for?

10. What gave Virginia a sense of self-importance?

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