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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Ramsay look at Lily?

2. Where does the only light come from in the darkness of the house?

3. Who is the only person that goes to the Ramsay's house?

4. What is it in human beings that nature looks upon complacently?

5. What consoles Lily from her anguish over Mrs. Ramsay's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Analyze the relationship between James and his sister, Cam, at the end of the novel.

2) What is the pact they make with one another, and how does it affect the voyage to the Lighthouse?

3) How do their feelings change during the trip to the lighthouse?

Essay Topic 2

1) Write an introduction to the novel discussing Virginia Woolf's writing style, use of dialogue, stream of consciousness, imagery, and point of view of the characters.

2) How do these literary elements affect the story?

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze James coming of age throughout the novel.

2) What fears and emotions does he experience as he grows in the three parts of the novel?

3) How do his attitudes change as he develops from a young boy into a young man?

4) Cite examples of the character changes James goes through from each of the three parts of the novel.

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