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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. Why is Mr. Ramsay angry with his wife, cursing her?
2. How does Mr. Bankes feel about Mrs. Ramsay as the talk at the dinner table?
3. Mrs. Ramsay is excited that this character accepted her dinner invitation.
4. How does Mrs. Ramsay try to lift James' spirits after his father's negative comments
5. What is Lily's opinion of Mr. Ramsay?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the two events that are finished in the final chapter of the book?
2. What are Prue's feelings for her mother, as she sees Mrs. Ramsay at the top of the stairs?
3. What does Mr. Tansley do to predict the weather for the outing to the lighthouse?
4. Summarize the description Mrs. Ramsay gives of her husband's self-esteem?
5. What is Mr. Ramsay's reaction when Mr. Bankes and Lily Briscoe go through the opening in the hedge to find Ramsay loudly reciting poetry?
6. Cam resists her father's attempt at making her smile. What does she remember about her father as she tries to remain true to the pact she makes with James to resist Mr. Ramsay?
7. What is the description Mrs. Ramsay gives of Lily Briscoe?
8. What does James remember while he sits in the stillness of the boat on the way to the Lighthouse?
9. Describe the condition of the summerhouse after its years of neglect.
10. How does Lily Briscoe justify being a single woman?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
1) Discuss how Lily Briscoe grows as a character from the beginning of the novel to the end.
2) How do her attitudes change toward the Ramsay's?
3) How does her attitude about her lifestyle change?
4) What are the differences in her attitude toward the meaning of life differ from the beginning to the end of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
1) Evaluate the elements of cause and effect in this story using examples from the novel.
2) Choose three events from the story which cause Mr. Ramsay's life to undergo a change.
3) How does he react to the events and their effects?
4) How does he grow emotionally in his own life and in his attitude toward his children because of these changes?
Essay Topic 3
1) Evaluate the relationship between Lily Briscoe and Mr. Bankes.
2) Are they a good match?
3) How do they interact with one another?
4) What are the qualities of the friendship? Cite examples from the story proving their acceptance of one another for who they are.
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