View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mrs. Ramsay feel after giving Mr. Ramsay the sympathy he needs?
(a) Both physically and mentally exhausted
(b) Happy and carefree
(c) Needed and fulfilled
(d) Flamboyant and flighty

2. As Mrs. Ramsay strolls with Mr. Ramsay, who does she think should marry?
(a) Andrew and Prue
(b) Nancy and Paul
(c) Lily Briscoe and William Bankes
(d) Mr. Carmichael and Mrs. McNab

3. Why is Mr. Tansley insulted when Lily asks him to take her to the Lighthouse?
(a) He knows that she asked Andrew first.
(b) She knows he gets seasick.
(c) He knows she doesn't really want to go with him.
(d) She knows he is afraid of the water.

4. What is Lily Briscoe doing on the edge of the lawn?
(a) Painting a picture of Mrs. Ramsay and James
(b) Having a picnic with the children
(c) Playing cricket with the children
(d) Waving to a neighbor passing by

5. What helps Mr. Ramsay forget about the annoyances at dinner?
(a) Playing cricket
(b) Reading Sir Walter Scott
(c) Talking to Mrs. Ramsay
(d) Reciting poetry

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mr. Tansley feel proud for the first time in his life?

3. Is Charles Tansley excited about the conversation the women are having

4. How does Mr. Bankes feel about Mrs. Ramsay as the talk at the dinner table?

5. How does Mrs. Ramsay feel about her husband as she looks at him across the table?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Mrs. Ramsay gives the maids instructions during dinner, what is Mr. Bankes thinking?

2. As spring arrives, does it bring any joy to the summerhouse? Explain

3. Describe nature's impact on the summerhouse as it remains empty after the deaths of Mrs. Ramsay, Prue, and Andrew.

4. Describe the outcome of the marriage between Minta and Paul as Lily depicts it.

5. What does James remember while he sits in the stillness of the boat on the way to the Lighthouse?

6. Why doesn't Mrs. Ramsay allow her daughters to mock the atheist, Mr. Tansley?

7. What does Mr. Tansley do to predict the weather for the outing to the lighthouse?

8. As Lily paints, she thinks of a time on the beach with Charles Tansley many years before. Mrs. Ramsay was sitting near them, writing letters, and watching. How does Lily believe Mrs. Ramsay affected the way she and Charles acted toward each other?

9. Why is Mrs. Ramsay so agitated about Nancy, Andrew, Minta, and Paul being late for supper?

10. Why does James consider taking a knife and stabbing his father through the heart?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 922 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample