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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Window Chapters 9, 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Mrs. Ramsay so annoyed with Mr. Tansley, thinking him hateful?
(a) He slaps James.
(b) He breaks her favorite necklace.
(c) He insults her cooking.
(d) He tells James that he cannot go to the Lighthouse.

2. What is James' favorite hobby?
(a) Collecting butterflies
(b) Collecting stamps
(c) Fishing
(d) Cutting pictures out of catalogues

3. How does Mrs. Ramsay feel young men regard her?
(a) As if she were invisible
(b) With reverence and trust
(c) As an old, stupid woman
(d) As a senile lump

4. How does Mr. Bankes refer to the Ramsay children?
(a) With the names of wild animals
(b) With names like the Kings and Queens of England
(c) With the names of fairy tale characters
(d) With the names of famous artists

5. What is Lily Briscoe doing on the edge of the lawn?
(a) Waving to a neighbor passing by
(b) Having a picnic with the children
(c) Painting a picture of Mrs. Ramsay and James
(d) Playing cricket with the children

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does James hate his father?

2. Why does Mrs. Ramsay like Lily Briscoe?

3. What kind of lives do Prue, Nancy, and Rose want to live?

4. Who says that the weather will not be nice enough for the trip?

5. What makes Mr. Ramsay a happy man?

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