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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Ramsay get angry and bang out of the room?
(a) James and Cam are arguing.
(b) The weather is looking ominous
(c) James and Cam are not ready for the trip, and Nancy forgot the sandwiches.
(d) Lily is being annoying.

2. Who does James believe is the only person who speaks the truth?
(a) His mother
(b) His father
(c) Cam
(d) Lily Briscoe

3. Who writes a volume of poetry that becomes very successful?
(a) Lily Briscoe
(b) Mr. Ramsay
(c) Mr. Carmichael
(d) Mr. Tansley

4. What is the message in the letter that Mrs. McNab receives from the Ramsay children?
(a) They are sending buyers to the house.
(b) They are all coming back to the house for the summer.
(c) They are selling the house.
(d) They are renovating the house.

5. Who does Mrs. McNab get to help her clean up the Ramsay's house?
(a) Mr. Carmichael
(b) Lily Briscoe
(c) Mrs. Bast and her son, George
(d) William Bankes

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

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

8. What is the atmosphere around the house as Mrs. McNab's work at the summerhouse is finished?
(a) It is quiet, calm, and sleepy.
(b) It is noisy from the howling wind.
(c) It is dark and dreary.
(d) It is stormy.

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

10. What does James imagine himself doing to his father as they sit in the boat waiting for the breeze to pick up?
(a) Knocking his book into the water
(b) Stabbing his father in the heart
(c) Throwing him overboard
(d) Running over and hugging him

11. How does Lily think Mr. Ramsay has changed through the years?
(a) He does not like books anymore.
(b) He became even more obnoxious and unfriendly.
(c) He is a more loving father.
(d) He developed an interest in ordinary human things and shed his worries and ambitions

12. What does Mr. Macalister tell Mr. Ramsay about James' sailing abilities?
(a) He says that James is afraid to steer the boat.
(b) He says that he doesn't think James will ever become adept at steering the boat
(c) He says that James needs a lot more practice before he can steer the boat.
(d) He says that James is doing a good job steering the boat.

13. What do the gulls, flowers, trees, and the earth itself seem to be saying on a summer evening at the Ramsay's house?
(a) Good triumphs, happiness prevails, and order rules
(b) Evil is rampant in the world
(c) Sadness is everywhere
(d) Life is painful

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. James looks at his father, seeing him as tired and old. What does he compare his father to?

3. How does James react to his father's praise?

4. What are the weather conditions for the sail across the bay to the Lighthouse?

5. Why does Lily think life is aimless, chaotic, and unreal?

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