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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lily begin her painting?
(a) With angular lines
(b) With slow, thought out lines
(c) With small dabs
(d) With quick, strong strokes

2. What question does Mr. Ramsay ask Cam to make her smile?
(a) When is she going to the beach?
(b) Where is she going to ride her new scooter?
(c) What is she going to name her puppy?
(d) What is she going to be when she grows up?

3. Why is Lily disappointed when the Ramsay's leave on the boat?
(a) Because she wishes she were with them
(b) Because she didn't give sympathy to Mr. Ramsay
(c) Because she wants Cam to pose for a painting
(d) Because she is lonely

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

5. How does Lily see Mr. Ramsay's face?
(a) As wrinkled and haggard
(b) As extraordinary
(c) As younger than his age
(d) As old and tired

6. 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 a prehistoric, dark cave
(c) Like a relic of another age
(d) Like an abandoned shack in the highlands

7. What is the condition of the house in the heat of the summer?
(a) The sun adds warmth to the cheery rooms.
(b) The heat is warping the roof.
(c) The summer sun is shining on the porch.
(d) Flies weave webs in the sunny rooms, weeds grow near the glass

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

9. How does Lily see the blank canvas before her?
(a) She sees it as an impossible task.
(b) She sees it as a blank slate to paint her emotions.
(c) She sees the canvas as if it were rebuking her with a cold stare.
(d) She sees it as a friend.

10. 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 in a sinking ship.
(c) She imagines she is with her mother again.
(d) She imagines she is on a deserted island.

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

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

13. 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 his father taking his mother away from him.
(d) He remembers cutting pictures out of a catalogue.

14. 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 James is doing a good job steering the boat.
(c) He says that James needs a lot more practice before he can steer the boat.
(d) He says that he doesn't think James will ever become adept at steering the boat

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lily's description of middle aged people?

2. Who is the only person that goes to the Ramsay's house?

3. What is it in human beings that nature looks upon complacently?

4. Why does James think he is powerless to move as he sits at the tiller of the boat?

5. How does Lily feel while she is painting?

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