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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 Virginia's mother?
(a) Julia.
(b) Jannette.
(c) Jennie.
(d) Jean.

2. What does Virginia say filled the home after Julia's death?
(a) Misery.
(b) Hope.
(c) Longing.
(d) Gloom.

3. How long had Virginia's mother been dead when Virginia started writing A Sketch of the Past?
(a) 46 years.
(b) 34 years.
(c) 36 years.
(d) 44 years.

4. Which of the following did Virgina Wolf have an idiosyncratic style for?
(a) All of these.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Punctuation.
(d) Spacing.

5. How old was Virginia when she wrote A Sketch of the Past?
(a) 50.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 60.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Virginia never gain a full appreciation for Julia's beauty?

2. What caused people to refer to Julia as a saint?

3. How many marriage proposals did Julia receive by the time she was 18?

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

5. What attracted Julia to her second husband?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Virginia say her mother had experienced before she was even 24 years of age?

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

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

6. What does Virginia say saved Stella from physical mourning?

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

8. Who was Lady Ottoline Morrell?

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

10. What was Virginia's first vivid memory?

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