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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 did Woolf spend her life trying to find incident having a relationship with?
(a) Influence.
(b) The Past.
(c) Meaning.
(d) The Present.

2. How was George related to Virginia?
(a) He was her half-brother.
(b) He was her stepbrother.
(c) He was her uncle.
(d) He was her cousin.

3. What does Virginia say made her feel shameful when she was young?
(a) Talking back to her mother.
(b) Brushing her sister's hair.
(c) Praying to be beautiful.
(d) Looking into a mirror.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Virginia say filled the home after Julia's death?

2. How did critics generally label Woolf's work?

3. What is "A Sketch From the Past" about?

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

5. What does the editor say is different about A Sketch of the Past when compared to Reminiscences?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did George make Virginia do, and why?

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

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

5. What did George see as the most important sign of success?

6. What was Virginia's first vivid memory?

7. Why was Sybil Colfax friends with Virginia?

8. What did Julia do to show her exacting nature as she was dying?

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

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

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