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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of fabric did Virginia compare day-to-day living to?
(a) Brocade.
(b) Silk.
(c) Satin.
(d) Cotton.

2. How did critics generally label Woolf's work?
(a) Curt.
(b) Cautious.
(c) Creative.
(d) Controversial.

3. What was the last name of Virginia's real father?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Stallin.
(c) Seymore.
(d) Shelton.

4. What word does the editor use to describe these memoirs as glimpses into Virginia's life?
(a) Mysteries.
(b) Glances.
(c) Keyholes.
(d) Secrets.

5. How does Virginia describe Julia's second husband?
(a) Proper.
(b) Intellectual.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Meek.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Woolf say she was always looking for in her life?

2. What did the editor hope to show people by publishing these writings?

3. Where was Julia's governess from?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Virginia notice about her own memory?

2. Why does Virginia say she had such a close relationship with Vanessa?

3. What happened on the family vacation after Stella's death?

4. How is this story (The Memoir Club Contributions) not necessarily appropriate for a submission in the Memoir Club?

5. Why does Virginia say she would prefer to make a new first memory for herself?

6. What did Virginia do early in her career to make herself a better writer?

7. How did Stella compare physically with her brothers?

8. What does Virginia say saved Stella from physical mourning?

9. What did George make Virginia do, and why?

10. What happened to Julia after her first husband's death?

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