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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Reminiscences, Chapters 2, 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the first family vacation turn out, after Stella's death?
(a) Miserably.
(b) Surprisingly.
(c) Happily.
(d) Calmly.

2. What does Virginia say saved Stella from physical grieving?
(a) Her spiritual lightness.
(b) Her determined attitude.
(c) Her affair.
(d) Her honesty.

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

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

5. Who was Virginia writing Reminiscences for?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her nephew.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her stepfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Woolf get the material for her writing?

2. How old was Virginia's mother when she died?

3. Which of the following did Virginia's mother NOT experience in her life?

4. Who became Virginia's surrogate mother when her mother died?

5. What was the name of Virginia's mother?

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