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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 did Virginia think her idea of existence fit in with other artists like her?

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

3. What did Stella die of?

4. Where was Julia born?

5. How old was Virginia when her mother died?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Virginia Woolf use the relationship between present and past in her literature?

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

3. What happened on the family vacation after Stella's death?

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

5. Who was Lady Ottoline Morrell?

6. Why was Sybil Colfax friends with Virginia?

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

8. Why does Virginia say her memories of the past remained so clear and concise?

9. What is Moments of Being comprised of?

10. Why did some people object to publishing this book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in these stories. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 2

Diversity was a major theme in this book as many different lifestyles and ranks in society were involved. How is this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

Essay Topic 3

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

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