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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were Virginia and Thoby related?
(a) He was her brother.
(b) He was her godfather.
(c) He was her uncle.
(d) He was her cousin.

2. What kind of literary device did Woolf include in many of her writings?
(a) Simile.
(b) All of these.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Allusion.

3. How did Julia meet Thoby?
(a) Her sister married him.
(b) She went to his school.
(c) He was a friend of her father's.
(d) She courted him.

4. What caused Julia to become a cynic?
(a) Her sister was murdered.
(b) Her wealth was lost.
(c) Her husband died.
(d) Her pastor was indicted for a crime.

5. How did Thoby act when he was older?
(a) Restrained.
(b) Belligerent.
(c) Enthusiastic.
(d) Emotional.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Virginia say George was deluded about?

2. How does Virginia describe Julia's second husband?

3. Which part of her mind does Virginia say made the first memory of the vacation home?

4. Who did Virginia read a poem to that lifted her spirits for a time after her mother's death?

5. Where did Thoby attend school?

(see the answer key)

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