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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. What was the name of Julia's first husband?
(a) Howard.
(b) Henry.
(c) Hallsworth.
(d) Herbert.

2. Which of her siblings did Virginia think was dimwitted?
(a) George.
(b) Thoby.
(c) Gerald.
(d) Adrian.

3. Who suggested that Virginia should write her memoirs?
(a) Stella.
(b) Jack.
(c) Vanessa.
(d) Louise.

4. Why did Virginia wish she could make a new first memory for herself?
(a) So it would help her.
(b) So it would be meaningful.
(c) So it would make more sense.
(d) So it would show her something of herself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many levels was Woolf's work analyzed on by the editor?

2. What kind of literary device did Woolf include in many of her writings?

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

4. What era of thinking did Leslie belong in?

5. How many wives had Leslie had before he married Julia?

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