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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the family vacation home?

2. Who became Virginia's surrogate mother when her mother died?

3. How many living children did Virginia's mother have before marrying her second husband?

4. What does Virginia say the sensual experiences in life teach us?

5. What does Virginia say her mother always did without question- almost to a fault?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Virginia writing Recollections for?

2. Why was Sybil Colfax friends with Virginia?

3. Who was Lady Ottoline Morrell?

4. What did Virginia notice about her own memory?

5. What did Leslie do when Virginia and Vanessa would host their luncheons?

6. What does Virginia say is the fundamental purpose of existence?

7. What did Virginia write about Vanessa, in Recollections?

8. Why does Woolf say her recollections about her mother might be inaccurate?

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

10. What would Leslie do when the boys would all leave for the day to their different endeavors?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how did these instances affect the people involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Which person did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this person change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

How did Virginia's tragic and unique childhood affect her life in adulthood?

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