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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Window Chapters 12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is William Bankes' assessment of Lily Briscoe?
(a) He thinks she is flamboyant and rowdy.
(b) He thinks she is orderly, alone, poor, and has good sense.
(c) He thinks she is aloof and moody.
(d) He thinks she is odd and clumsy.

2. What is Mr. Ramsay doing on the terrace as Mrs. Ramsay sits inside looking at catalogues?
(a) He is repairing loose stones on the terrace.
(b) He is marching up and down reciting poetry.
(c) He is planting flowers for Mrs. Ramsay.
(d) He is reading his book.

3. What is the thing Mr. Bankes and Lily Briscoe see that they are not supposed to?
(a) A present James made for his mother.
(b) Mrs. Ramsay crying
(c) Mr. Ramsay reciting is poetry.
(d) The children pulling up Mrs. Ramsay's flowers

4. What is Lily's view of Mr. Bankes?
(a) She sees him as a generous, heroic man
(b) She sees him as a self-centered old man.
(c) She sees him as a moody widower.
(d) She sees him as a lonely, old man.

5. Who does Mrs. Ramsay think are getting engaged?
(a) Minta Doyle and Paul Rayley
(b) Minta and Andrew
(c) Lily and Mr. Bankes
(d) Lily and Paul

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lily feel the Ramsays are flooded with?

2. Why does Mr. Tansley feel proud for the first time in his life?

3. Why does Mrs. Ramsay want Lily to get married?

4. Why does Mrs. Ramsay think it is a good idea for her husband to spend time at the summerhouse?

5. What does Mr. Ramsay think about the intelligence of human beings?

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