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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lily contemplate as the dinner winds down, and people leave the table?
(a) Everyone who attended the dinner party is forever bonded together, no matter how much time goes by.
(b) She thinks what a boring dinner party is was.
(c) She hopes she can be like Mrs. Ramsay some day.
(d) She is happy that dinner is finally over.

2. Why is Mrs. Ramsay concerned when the sound of the children playing and the men talking suddenly stops?
(a) The silence makes her think of the destruction of the island and the years slipping away from her.
(b) She fears one of the children might be hurt.
(c) She feels more comfortable with the noise of children playing.
(d) She is afraid of being left alone.

3. Why is Lily thankful that Mr. Ramsay is reciting poetry?
(a) She enjoys the sound of it.
(b) He will not bother to look at her painting.
(c) She thinks it makes him look distinguished.
(d) She is trying to learn poetry herself.

4. What is Mrs. Ramsay sorry for after she tells James they cannot go to the Lighthouse?
(a) That she ever offered to bring him there in the first place
(b) That they hadn't gone before
(c) That she ever told Mr. Ramsay they were going
(d) That she raises his hopes for the trip

5. How does Mr. Bankes feel about Mrs. Ramsay as the talk at the dinner table?
(a) He is infatuated with her.
(b) He finds her seductive
(c) He realizes that he feels nothing for her.
(d) He considers her like his sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Ramsay afraid will happen if Andrew doesn't work harder?

2. What does Mr. Bankes think Mr. Tansley feels about the people around the table?

3. How does Mrs. Ramsay determine which necklace to wear to dinner?

4. Why does Mrs. Ramsay think it is a good idea for her husband to spend time at the summerhouse?

5. How does Mrs. Ramsay feel young men regard her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Ramsay find odd about her husband as they walk arm in arm?

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

3. Why does Lily Briscoe become annoyed with Cam and James when they are finally ready to go to the Lighthouse?

4. Why does Cam feel happy as she lifts her hand out of the sea?

5. Although Mrs. Ramsay describes the summerhouse they are renting as shabby, what does she like about being there?

6. What message does the sea give to Lily Briscoe as she lies down to sleep after returning to the summerhouse?

7. Describe the condition of the summerhouse after its years of neglect.

8. What does Lily Briscoe decide to do as she stares at the tablecloth with its leaf pattern she recognizes from years ago?

9. What is James' reaction when his father praises his sailing abilities?

10. Summarize Andrew's description of Minta.

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