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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. What does Lily feel the Ramsays are flooded with?
(a) Hatred
(b) Friendship
(c) Being in love
(d) Indifference

2. Who writes a volume of poetry that becomes very successful?
(a) Mr. Carmichael
(b) Lily Briscoe
(c) Mr. Tansley
(d) Mr. Ramsay

3. What does Mrs. Ramsay regret will happen when her children are grown?
(a) Her children will forget about her, leaving her alone.
(b) Her children will not need her anymore.
(c) Her children to have to experience all the pain, suffering, and death involved in living life.
(d) Her children will treat her like an old lady.

4. What helps Mr. Ramsay forget about the annoyances at dinner?
(a) Reciting poetry
(b) Playing cricket
(c) Talking to Mrs. Ramsay
(d) Reading Sir Walter Scott

5. What do Paul, Minta, Andrew, and Nancy do, once they reach the beach?
(a) They separate, going their own way.
(b) They splash each other.
(c) They go for a swim.
(d) They watch children building sand castles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What becomes of Mrs. Ramsay?

2. What did Mr. Tansley tell Lily at one time about women's artistic abilities?

3. How does Mrs. Ramsay clean her mind from all the odds of the day after dinner is over?

4. Why is Nancy brooding?

5. What is Lily Briscoe doing on the edge of the lawn?

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