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

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

3. Why does Mrs. Ramsay want Lily to get married?
(a) To have someone to support her
(b) Because single women miss what life has to offer
(c) So she won't be lonely
(d) So she can have a family

4. How does Mrs. Ramsay quiet the children down, so they can sleep?
(a) She sings them a lullaby.
(b) She hangs her shawl over the skull.
(c) She threatens them.
(d) She reads them a fairy tale.

5. What kind of lives do Prue, Nancy, and Rose want to live?
(a) Lives just like their mothers
(b) Lives as missionaries
(c) Lives different from Mrs. Ramsay, a wilder life, not taking care of men
(d) Lives filled with children

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Ramsay feel after giving Mr. Ramsay the sympathy he needs?

2. How does Mrs. Ramsay clean her mind from all the odds of the day after dinner is over?

3. Who are the first guests to arrive at the Ramsay's house?

4. Why does James hate his father?

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

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