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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. Why is Minta terrified that they will not find the brooch?
(a) They can't remember everywhere they have been
(b) The tide is coming in
(c) There are too many stones to look through
(d) The sand is blowing everywhere

2. Where does Lily imagine her painting will end up as time passes?
(a) In a famous art gallery
(b) Thrown in a trash heap
(c) Hung in an attic, or rolled up and tossed under a sofa
(d) Handed down to her ancestors

3. What does Mr. Ramsay expect from Lily when he sighs, full of grief?
(a) A smile
(b) A walk along the beach
(c) Sympathy
(d) Conversation

4. How does Mrs. Ramsay determine which necklace to wear to dinner?
(a) She holds each necklace against the dress, finding the closest match.
(b) She closes her eyes and picks one from the jewelry box.
(c) She lets Mr. Ramsay choose for her.
(d) She lets her children, Jasper and Rose, to choose the necklace.

5. What are Minta's feelings about Paul's affair with another woman?
(a) She welcomes it because it mended their marriage, so they could be friends.
(b) She is devastated by the affair.
(c) She vows never to speak to Paul again.
(d) She is irate, throwing Paul out of the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does James ask his mother when she tucks him into bed?

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

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

4. Why can't Lily paint after she sets up her easel?

5. What is Mr. Ramsay's opinion of how women think?

(see the answer key)

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