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

2. Why is Lily thankful that Mr. Ramsay is reciting poetry?
(a) He will not bother to look at her painting.
(b) She enjoys the sound of it.
(c) She is trying to learn poetry herself.
(d) She thinks it makes him look distinguished.

3. What does Mr. Ramsay think about the intelligence of human beings?
(a) Humans are born with innate intelligence.
(b) Humans are ignorant, aware of nothing while the ocean eats away the land around us.
(c) Humans are able to understand and learn anything if they try.
(d) Humans are brilliant, aware or all that happens around them.

4. Why is Mrs. Ramsay concerned when the sound of the children playing and the men talking suddenly stops?
(a) The silence makes her think of the destruction of the island and the years slipping away from her.
(b) She feels more comfortable with the noise of children playing.
(c) She fears one of the children might be hurt.
(d) She is afraid of being left alone.

5. How does Mrs. Ramsay try to lift James' spirits after his father's negative comments
(a) She says that he can get a puppy.
(b) She says that he might wake up and find the sun shining.
(c) She promises to bake him his favorite cake.
(d) She says that she will buy him a new catalogue.