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  In 1922, two of the most talented writers of their day met in Paris, and spoke no more than a few words to each other. One of them commented that the other 'wanted to talk about dukes; I wanted to talk about chambermaids.' Who were they?
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  What is Virginia Woolf's birthday? see if you know the answer
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  What is the date of Virginia Woolf's death? see if you know the answer
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  Virginia Woolf was educated in London... see if you know the answer
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  Hogarth Press, set up by Virginia Woolf and Leonard Woolf, did not publish which of these authors?
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  What is the name of Virginia Woolf's novel that was originally titled Melymbrosia? see if you know the answer
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  Virginia Woolf's 1933 biography Flush is about: see if you know the answer
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  Two key Virginia Woolf texts that are major contributions to feminist theory are A Room of One’s Own and see if you know the answer
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  Virginia Woolf's fantastical biography Orlando was inspired by
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  Which rock band released a single entitled "Virginia Woolf"?
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What happened to [a:Virginia Woolf|6765|Virginia Woolf|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1183232459p2/6765.jpg]'s cremated remains? What happened to Virginia Woolf's cremated remains? see if you know the answer
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  How did Virginia Woolf die? see if you know the answer
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  What mental illness did Virginia Woolf suffer from?
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  In what manner did Virginia Woolf commit suicide in 1941?

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  What was the name of the publishing house set up by Virginia Woolf in conjunction with her husband Leonard Woolf in 1917.

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  Which of Virginia Woolf's novels owes a debt to Marcel Proust's Proust : A la recherche du temps perdu, tome 1 in theme and form?

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  Which of the following is not a novel written by Virginia Woolf? see if you know the answer
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  Which female author did Virginia Woolf (in A Room of One's Own) say was unable to achieve her inner genius, because she allowed the "jerk" of the self to break into her creative works? Woolf goes on to quote at length a passage from the author's most famous text, outlining the point at which that 'jerk' takes place.

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  Which Virginia Woolf novel ends with a protagonist's quite simple declaration: "I have had my vision"?

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  Which two characters did Virginia Woolf say were 'necessary' to complete the idea of each other in one of her novels?

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  Virginia Woolf is most often associated with which literary movement or era? see if you know the answer
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  Which female author does Virginia Woolf explicitly praise above all others in A Room of One's Own?

A Room of One's Own
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  Which Virginia Woolf novel is said to be her most autobiographical, particularly in its portraiture of her mother?

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  During World War II, Leonard and Virginia Woolf made a suicide pact, in the event that the Germans managed to invade Britain. Why would they have needed to take such a measure?

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  Virginia Woolf's Orlando is a fictionalized 'biography' of which member or associate of the Bloomsbury group?

Orlando
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  Which of Virginia Woolf's novels was published posthumously?

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  Which author was considered to be a sort of 'rival' of Virginia Woolf's?

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  What was Virginia Woolf's name at birth?

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  Virginia Woolf published two biographies (not including Orlando); what were their subjects? see if you know the answer
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  Which literary critic(s) wrote The Madwoman in the Attic? see if you know the answer
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