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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What caused people to refer to Julia as a saint?
(a) She funded an orphanage.
(b) She never forgot a birthday.
(c) She never missed a Sunday at church.
(d) She was always generous and kind.

3. What does the editor say is different about A Sketch of the Past when compared to Reminiscences?
(a) It is more literary.
(b) It is more direct.
(c) It is more imaginative.
(d) It is more philosphical.

4. How long had Virginia's mother been dead when Virginia started writing A Sketch of the Past?
(a) 34 years.
(b) 44 years.
(c) 46 years.
(d) 36 years.

5. What was the name of Virginia's mother?
(a) Julia.
(b) Jennie.
(c) Jannette.
(d) Jean.

6. What does Virginia say Julia never had with any of her children?
(a) Strong connections.
(b) Private moments.
(c) Good compliments.
(d) Interesting dialogue.

7. What was Virginia's sister's occupation?
(a) Actress.
(b) Writer.
(c) Singer.
(d) Painter.

8. Why did Virginia never gain a full appreciation for Julia's beauty?
(a) She was never fond of hearing compliments.
(b) She died young.
(c) She was always surrounded by people.
(d) She was not very personable.

9. What is this book a compilation of?
(a) Poems.
(b) Unpublished works.
(c) Essays.
(d) Journal entries.

10. What does Virginia say her mother always did without question- almost to a fault?
(a) Supported her husband.
(b) Listened to her favorite preacher.
(c) Taught her children.
(d) Believed the words of others.

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

12. Who once touched Virginia in a sexual manner?
(a) George.
(b) Thobin.
(c) Gerald.
(d) Geric.

13. Aside from her beauty, what other two traits did Virginia most admire about her mother?
(a) Her intelligence and gentility.
(b) Her meekness and productivity.
(c) Her competence and generosity.
(d) Her creativity and alertness.

14. Which part of her mind does Virginia say made the first memory of the vacation home?
(a) Her ephemeral mind.
(b) Her literary mind.
(c) Her literal mind.
(d) Her spiritual mind.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Virginia say saved Stella from physical grieving?

2. Which of the following did Virgina Wolf have an idiosyncratic style for?

3. What is one trait Virginia never wanted to possess?

4. What literary device is used for most of the dialogue in Reminiscences?

5. Why does Virginia say she remembered her mother so well, even though she was young at her death?

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