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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Sketch of the Past, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Woolf get the material for her writing?
(a) Her imagination.
(b) Her dreams.
(c) Her life.
(d) Her father's sermons.

2. Why does Virginia say she remembered her mother so well, even though she was young at her death?
(a) She was too young to be idealistic.
(b) It was a turning point in her life.
(c) She never had a chance to change the memories.
(d) It was traumatic to her.

3. Where did Virginia get the material for A Sketch of the Past?
(a) Her other writings.
(b) Her memories.
(c) Talks with her sister.
(d) All of these.

4. How did Virginia Woolf make herself improve her skills?
(a) She burned works that were bad.
(b) She did daily drills.
(c) She had people criticize her work.
(d) She read a lot.

5. What did the editor hope to show people by publishing these writings?
(a) Virginia's personality.
(b) Virginia's philosophy.
(c) Virginia's wisdom.
(d) Virginia's worth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What realm does the editor hope these writings will touch?

2. Who once touched Virginia in a sexual manner?

3. How old was Virginia when her mother died?

4. What does the editor say is different about A Sketch of the Past when compared to Reminiscences?

5. How did Woolf truly come to understand her beliefs and her place in the world?

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