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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Lighthouse Chapters 12, 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mrs. Ramsay sorry for after she tells James they cannot go to the Lighthouse?
(a) That they hadn't gone before
(b) That she ever offered to bring him there in the first place
(c) That she raises his hopes for the trip
(d) That she ever told Mr. Ramsay they were going

2. How does Prue's pregnancy progress?
(a) Prue dies from complications.
(b) Prue is healthy and happy for the nine months.
(c) Prue has morning sickness for nine months.
(d) Prue stays in bed but delivery goes well.

3. What is Mr. Ramsay's opinion of how women think?
(a) He believes women are vague, unable to dwell on any one thought.
(b) He believes women are more focused than men.
(c) He believes women are more intelligent than men.
(d) He believes women are deep thinkers.

4. Why does Mrs. Ramsay think Mr. Ramsay is different from other people?
(a) He is obsessed with insignificant events.
(b) He is too worried about everyday matters.
(c) He worries about the flower garden constantly.
(d) He seems oblivious to ordinary things of life, but lives as if in a dream.

5. Who is the only person Lily doesn't mind looking at her painting?
(a) Mrs. Ramsay
(b) James
(c) William Bankes
(d) Mr. Ramsay

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the image the author gives of Mrs. Ramsay as she looks at her dinner guests?

2. As the Ramsay's approach the Lighthouse, the waves break upon the rocks. What does Woolf compare these waves to?

3. What consoles Lily from her anguish over Mrs. Ramsay's death?

4. Why is Mr. Tansley insulted when Lily asks him to take her to the Lighthouse?

5. How does Mrs. Ramsay react to the arguments?

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