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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why did Julia decide to marry her first husband?

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

5. What is "Reminiscences" about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Leslie do when Virginia and Vanessa would host their luncheons?

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

3. How did Jack comfort himself after losing Stella so soon after their marriage?

4. How did the higher society friends from Hyde Park feel about Thoby's college friends?

5. What did the Memoir Club tell Virginia to write about, and why?

6. What happened when Virginia went to Paddington Station after her mother's death?

7. What was Virginia's first vivid memory?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Virginia's writing process, and how did she come to create this process for herself?

Essay Topic 2

There were two main schools of thought during the time of this book, Edwardian and Victorian. Please use examples from the book to compare and contrast these two important schools of thought.

Essay Topic 3

Many different people in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

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