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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it that bothers Lily so she cannot paint?
(a) She is in love with Mr. Ramsay.
(b) She is in love with Mr. Carmichael.
(c) She had not offered Mr. Ramsay the sympathy he needed.
(d) She regrets giving sympathy to Mr. Ramsay.

2. What adventure does Cam invent to escape Mr. Ramsay's and James' attitudes?
(a) She imagines she is in a sinking ship.
(b) She imagines she is on a deserted island.
(c) She imagines she is flying with a seagull.
(d) She imagines she is with her mother again.

3. What is Lily's opinion of the dead?
(a) She thinks the dead can grant her wishes.
(b) She pities the dead because they can be ignored, and are at the living's mercy.
(c) She fears the dead in the middle of the night.
(d) She feels the dead are better off than the living.

4. What does Mrs. McNab imagine as she takes a break from cleaning to have some tea?
(a) She imagines herself the owner of the house.
(b) She imagines Mr. Ramsay talking to himself on the lawn.
(c) She imagines the children playing cricket.
(d) She imagines Mrs. Ramsay in the garden.

5. What does the Macalister boy use for fishing bait while they are on the boat?
(a) He cuts a square out of the side of a fish.
(b) He caught flies the day before.
(c) He uses worms he found in the garden.
(d) He uses stale bread.

6. What does James remember as they all sit in the hot sun on the boat?
(a) He remembers the arguments his parents used to have.
(b) He remembers his father telling him that it would rain and he wouldn't be able to go to the lighthouse.
(c) He remembers cutting pictures out of a catalogue.
(d) He remembers his father taking his mother away from him.

7. What is it that could happen to the house between night and dawn?
(a) A storm could arise and blow off the shutters.
(b) Thieves could empty the house.
(c) A feather could fall and collapse the house.
(d) Animals could invade the house.

8. What does Mr. Ramsay tell James about his ability to steer the boat?
(a) He embarrasses James with his negative comments.
(b) He praises James, telling him he did a good job.
(c) He ridicules James' sailing abilities.
(d) He refuses to speak to James.

9. Lily had gone to a Hall to hear Mr. Tansley speak. What was the topic of his speech
(a) He was talking about the meaning of life and revelations.
(b) He was denouncing something, condemning someone, and talking about brotherly love
(c) He was talking about the role of religion in today's world.
(d) He was giving a speech about human suffering through the ages.

10. What does Mr. Ramsay do while they are sailing to the Lighthouse?
(a) He hangs his hand in the water.
(b) He reads a book.
(c) He argues with James.
(d) He steers the boat.

11. What consoles Lily from her anguish over Mrs. Ramsay's death?
(a) She makes progress with her painting.
(b) She feels Mrs. Ramsay beside her with flowers in her hair.
(c) Mr. Carmichael gives her a hug.
(d) She imagines Mrs. Ramsay in heaven with the angels.

12. Who is the only person that goes to the Ramsay's house?
(a) Augustus Carmichael
(b) William Bankes
(c) Mrs. McNab
(d) Lily Briscoe

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

14. How does James react to his father's praise?
(a) He tells his father to mind his own business.
(b) He ignores his father, turning his back on him.
(c) He remains silent, wanting to keep the moment forever.
(d) He tells his father he wishes he would die.

15. After Mrs. McNab locks the door to the house, how does the author describe it?
(a) Like an empty shell on a sandhill to fill with dry salt grains
(b) Like an abandoned shack in the highlands
(c) Like a relic of another age
(d) Like a prehistoric, dark cave

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lily complete at the end of the story?

2. What does Mr. Ramsay expect from Lily when he sighs, full of grief?

3. Which one of Mr. Ramsay's daughters does he escort down the aisle to be married?

4. What do the Ramsay's want Mrs. McNab to do?

5. What is Lily's description of the Rayleys?

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