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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Time Passes Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Nancy brooding?
(a) She is angry that Paul is with Minta.
(b) She is angry with her mother.
(c) She reduced her body, her life, and all the people in the world into nothingness.
(d) She is upset that Andrew left her alone.

2. Who is the only person that goes to the Ramsay's house?
(a) Augustus Carmichael
(b) Mrs. McNab
(c) Lily Briscoe
(d) William Bankes

3. How does Mrs. Ramsay try to lift James' spirits after his father's negative comments
(a) She promises to bake him his favorite cake.
(b) She says that she will buy him a new catalogue.
(c) She says that he can get a puppy.
(d) She says that he might wake up and find the sun shining.

4. What does Lily tell William Bankes about Mr. Ramsay?
(a) Mr. Ramsay cries at night while in bed.
(b) Mr. Ramsay is afraid of the dark.
(c) Mr. Ramsay likes to swim in the dark.
(d) Mr. Ramsay frightens her because of his mood swings.

5. What is the comment Andrew makes about women while they are looking for the brooch?
(a) Women are useless in a crisis
(b) Women have no control over their emotions
(c) Women are more patient than men
(d) Women are too sentimental

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the thing Mr. Bankes and Lily Briscoe see that they are not supposed to?

2. What does Mrs. Ramsay do when she sees her husband looking at her?

3. How does Mr. Ramsay feel about marriage engagements?

4. How does Mrs. Ramsay quiet the children down, so they can sleep?

5. What do the gulls, flowers, trees, and the earth itself seem to be saying on a summer evening at the Ramsay's house?

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