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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Lighthouse Chapters 6, 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Ramsay expect from Lily when he sighs, full of grief?
(a) A smile
(b) Sympathy
(c) Conversation
(d) A walk along the beach

2. What is the image the author gives of Mrs. Ramsay as she looks at her dinner guests?
(a) As a doting hostess
(b) As an old crone
(c) As a queen standing over her subjects, accepting their devotion
(d) As a nervous dog

3. What consoles Lily from her anguish over Mrs. Ramsay's death?
(a) She makes progress with her painting.
(b) She imagines Mrs. Ramsay in heaven with the angels.
(c) Mr. Carmichael gives her a hug.
(d) She feels Mrs. Ramsay beside her with flowers in her hair.

4. What does Paul decide to do when they cannot find the brooch?
(a) He decides to tell Minta that she is being too emotional.
(b) He decides to forget about women.
(c) He decides to get up at dawn and look for it and buy a new one if he can't find it.
(d) He decides it is time to forget about the brooch.

5. What is the strange idea Lily has about Mr. Carmichael?
(a) She thinks he communicates with the dead.
(b) She thinks he communicates with animals.
(c) She thinks he is just a raggedy old man with no original thoughts.
(d) She thinks he can read her thoughts, knowing the things she couldn't say.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lily's view of Mr. Bankes?

2. How does Nancy feel when she sees Paul and Minta kissing?

3. What is Lily's opinion of the dead?

4. How does Lily feel as she sits alone in the Ramsay's house?

5. Who does Mrs. McNab get to help her clean up the Ramsay's house?

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