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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. How old was Virginia when her mother died?

2. Which of these words did Virginia use to describe Stella?

3. What kind of fabric did Virginia compare day-to-day living to?

4. What did Woolf believe about people's identity?

5. How did Virginia feel in the first memory she had of her vacation home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Virginia feel shame about when she was young, and how did that affect her in adulthood?

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

3. Why does Virginia say she had such a close relationship with Vanessa?

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

5. How is this story (The Memoir Club Contributions) not necessarily appropriate for a submission in the Memoir Club?

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

7. Why was Virginia friends with Sybil Colfax?

8. Who was Lady Ottoline Morrell?

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

10. How did Vanessa respond to her stepfather's changing moods?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in these stories, and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

Belonging and security were two themes present in this book. Where did these themes appear, and which people were most motivated by them?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how did these instances affect the people involved in those scenes?

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