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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Lighthouse Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lily want to do as the children come out of the house to go sailing to the Lighthouse?
(a) Run away from Mr. Ramsay
(b) Cry with Mr. Ramsay
(c) Give sympathy to Mr. Ramsay
(d) Go with the family

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

3. Why is Mrs. Ramsay annoyed with Mr. Ramsay when he calls the island a "poor little place"?
(a) Because it is a lovely night and he is complaining
(b) Because he is ruining their stroll
(c) Because he is so moody
(d) Because he is insulting their vacation spot

4. How does Lily feel as she sits alone in the Ramsay's house?
(a) She feels like a daughter to Mr. Ramsay.
(b) She feels like a sister to Nancy.
(c) She feels cut off from people, with no attachments there.
(d) She feels like a member of the family.

5. What is the fate of the Ramsay's son, Andrew?
(a) He goes into landscaping.
(b) He becomes a scholar.
(c) He gets killed instantly in the war.
(d) He becomes an artist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Ramsay do on the beach while Lily paints and Charles skips stones?

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

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

4. How does Mr. Bankes refer to the Ramsay children?

5. Where are James and his mother planning to take a trip?

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