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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James looks at his father, seeing him as tired and old. What does he compare his father to?
(a) An old dog lying in the sun
(b) An old stone lying on the sand
(c) A dead, leafless oak tree
(d) The empty shell of an ancient tortoise

2. What is the strange idea Lily has about Mr. Carmichael?
(a) She thinks he communicates with animals.
(b) She thinks he communicates with the dead.
(c) She thinks he is just a raggedy old man with no original thoughts.
(d) She thinks he can read her thoughts, knowing the things she couldn't say.

3. Who are the first guests to arrive at the Ramsay's house?
(a) Andrew and James
(b) Mr. Tansley and Prue
(c) Lily Briscoe and Mr. Carmichael
(d) Minta and Paul

4. What does Lily think will happen if she shouts loud enough?
(a) Mr. Ramsay will hear her from the boat.
(b) Her frustration over her painting will fade.
(c) She will get Mr. Carmichael's attention.
(d) She thinks Mrs. Ramsay will return.

5. How does Lily describe Mr. Ramsay as she looks out at the bay?
(a) As a very old man
(b) As a distinguished philosopher
(c) Aging gracefully
(d) Looking younger than he is

6. How does Cam feel about her father during the boat trip?
(a) She is indifferent to him.
(b) She is angry with him.
(c) She is suddenly proud of him, thinking he is brave and daring.
(d) She is afraid of him.

7. What messages breathed from sea to shore at the ramsay's house?
(a) Messages of foreboding
(b) Messages of peace
(c) Messages of excitement
(d) Messages of sorrow

8. What is happening to the summerhouse while the Ramsay's are away?
(a) It is becoming shabbier with each passing day.
(b) It is being painted by neighbors
(c) It is being renovated.
(d) Another family is living in it.

9. How does Mrs. Ramsay react to the arguments?
(a) She talks about Mr. Ramsay behind his back.
(b) She becomes tired, resentful, and silent.
(c) She cries hysterically in bed
(d) She promises herself never to forgive Mr. Ramsay

10. As the Ramsay's approach the Lighthouse, the waves break upon the rocks. What does Woolf compare these waves to?
(a) Icicles smashing on the rocks
(b) Foaming seltzer overflowing on the rocks
(c) Leaves swirling in the wind
(d) Smashed glass upon the rocks

11. Why does James think he is powerless to move as he sits at the tiller of the boat?
(a) He doesn't want to get his father's attention.
(b) He imagines his father tied him there with a rope.
(c) He's afraid of rocking the boat.
(d) He is afraid of falling overboard.

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

13. Why do Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay get into so many arguments?
(a) Mr. Ramsay is negative, contradicting Mrs. Ramsay all the time.
(b) They argue over the children.
(c) Mrs. Ramsay is always insulting Mr. Ramsay.
(d) Mrs. Ramsay is impulsive and Mr. Ramsay is moody.

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

15. Why does William Bankes detest the hole in Minta's stocking?
(a) He remembers the time he was too poor to buy new socks.
(b) He believes it is a symbol of disorder, the loss of womanhood, and all the things he abhors.
(c) He finds feet offensive.
(d) He feels Minta doesn't have the common sense to mend her stocking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does Mr. Ramsay ask Cam to make her smile?

2. Who writes a volume of poetry that becomes very successful?

3. What is the fate of the Ramsay's son, Andrew?

4. What is Lily feeling as she sits drinking coffee on her first morning back at the Ramsay's?

5. What work does George do at the summerhouse?

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