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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 literary device is used for most of the dialogue in Reminiscences?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Stream of Conscious.
(d) Satire.

2. What was the name of the most important sister to Virginia?
(a) Valerie.
(b) Victoria.
(c) Violet.
(d) Vanessa.

3. What does Virginia say saved Stella from physical grieving?
(a) Her determined attitude.
(b) Her affair.
(c) Her spiritual lightness.
(d) Her honesty.

4. Where did Virginia see her first vivid colors?
(a) Her mother's dress.
(b) A bouquet of flowers.
(c) A story book.
(d) Her father's garden.

5. How were Virginia and Thoby related?
(a) He was her godfather.
(b) He was her uncle.
(c) He was her cousin.
(d) He was her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Virginia say provides the shocks needed for awareness?

2. How did Vanessa deal with her stepfather's changing moods?

3. Who did Vanessa blame for Julia and Stella's deaths?

4. How does Virginia describe Julia's second husband?

5. Where did Virginia get the material for A Sketch of the Past?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How were the members of Old Bloomsbury thought of by most of the higher society members?

3. Why did Julia marry her two husbands?

4. Why was Virginia friends with Sybil Colfax?

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

6. How did her discussions with Strachey change Virginia's mindset about certain things?

7. What did Virginia do early in her career to make herself a better writer?

8. What were some of the major differences between Stella and Julia?

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

10. What did Virginia notice about her own memory?

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