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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Ramsay tell James as Mrs. Ramsay is measuring his foot for the stockings?
(a) There is no chance that they will be able to go to the Lighthouse.
(b) There is a chance that the weather will be clear for the trip to the Lighthouse.
(c) They will take a tip to town.
(d) They can go to the beach instead of the Lighthouse.

2. What does Mrs. Ramsay regret will happen when her children are grown?
(a) Her children will treat her like an old lady.
(b) Her children will not need her anymore.
(c) Her children to have to experience all the pain, suffering, and death involved in living life.
(d) Her children will forget about her, leaving her alone.

3. What does James imagine doing to his father?
(a) To go to town to the picture show
(b) To go to one of his philosophy classes
(c) To grab any weapon and gash a hole in his father's breast
(d) To go fishing for the afternoon

4. What does Paul decide to do when they cannot find the brooch?
(a) He decides to forget about women.
(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 get up at dawn and look for it and buy a new one if he can't find it.

5. Why is Mr. Ramsay angry with his wife, cursing her?
(a) She laughed at his poetry recitation.
(b) She dropped his book in the water at the beach.
(c) She burned dinner.
(d) For giving James false hope about going on the trip to the Lighthouse

6. What does Mrs. Ramsay do when she sees her husband looking at her?
(a) She frowns at him.
(b) She calls to him.
(c) She ignores him.
(d) She insults him.

7. What is William Bankes' assessment of Lily Briscoe?
(a) He thinks she is orderly, alone, poor, and has good sense.
(b) He thinks she is aloof and moody.
(c) He thinks she is odd and clumsy.
(d) He thinks she is flamboyant and rowdy.

8. Which of her children does Mrs. Ramsay want to stay young?
(a) Andrew and Prue
(b) James and Cam
(c) Charles and James
(d) Nancy and Cam

9. What is James' favorite hobby?
(a) Collecting stamps
(b) Cutting pictures out of catalogues
(c) Fishing
(d) Collecting butterflies

10. Why does Mr. Ramsay become annoyed with Mrs. Ramsay, thinking he will go off alone?
(a) She keeps talking about going to the Lighthouse.
(b) She won't share her thoughts with him
(c) All she talks about are flowers.
(d) She doesn't want Andrew to go to college.

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

12. What does Mr. Ramsay say he will do if Mr. Tansley marries Prue?
(a) He will wish her the best.
(b) He will disown her.
(c) He will have a celebration.
(d) He will give her away.

13. What is Lily's opinion about human relationships?
(a) People understand each other for the most part.
(b) Men and women know each other completely.
(c) People never really know one another in relationships, especially men and women.
(d) People can get to know one another with some effort.

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

15. What makes Mr. Ramsay a happy man?
(a) He has his wife, children, and his career teaching young men philosophy.
(b) Reciting his poetry
(c) His books and his lectures
(d) Going for a walk on the beach

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Ramsay feel about marriage engagements?

2. What does Lily tell William Bankes about Mr. Ramsay?

3. Mrs. Ramsay is excited that this character accepted her dinner invitation.

4. Why does Mr. Ramsay become angry with Augustus during dinner?

5. How does Mr. Ramsay react to being seen reciting poetry by Lily and Mr. Bankes?

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