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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Window Chapters 14, 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the comment Andrew makes about women while they are looking for the brooch?
(a) Women are too sentimental
(b) Women have no control over their emotions
(c) Women are useless in a crisis
(d) Women are more patient than men

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does James imagine doing to his father?

2. What is Mrs. Ramsay bringing to the Lighthouse for the keeper's ailing son?

3. What is Lily Briscoe doing on the edge of the lawn?

4. What does Mr. Bankes call Mr. Ramsay?

5. Why is Lily thankful that Mr. Ramsay is reciting poetry?

(see the answer key)

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