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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 responsibility falls on Mrs. Ramsay's shoulders as she watches her guests remain distant from one another?
(a) To say grace before dinner
(b) To go look for Nancy and Andrew
(c) To get up and serve dinner
(d) To make an effort to get her guest flowing, and merging, conversing

2. Why is Mr. Ramsay angry with his wife, cursing her?
(a) For giving James false hope about going on the trip to the Lighthouse
(b) She laughed at his poetry recitation.
(c) She dropped his book in the water at the beach.
(d) She burned dinner.

3. What does Paul decide to do when they cannot find the brooch?
(a) He decides to forget about women.
(b) He decides to tell Minta that she is being too emotional.
(c) He decides to get up at dawn and look for it and buy a new one if he can't find it.
(d) He decides it is time to forget about the brooch.

4. How is Mr. Bankes enjoying the dinner party?
(a) He is enjoying the conversation at the table.
(b) He wishes he could eat there every night.
(c) He wishes he were home alone, working.
(d) He is glad he accepted Mrs. Ramsay's invitation.

5. What was the worst moment of Paul's life?
(a) Losing his job
(b) Losing his mother and father
(c) Being rejected by a college
(d) Asking Minta to marry him

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Ramsay want Lily to get married?

2. Who does Mrs. Ramsay think are getting engaged?

3. Why has Mr. Tansley never been to the circus?

4. What is the thing Mr. Bankes and Lily Briscoe see that they are not supposed to?

5. What are the many places Mr. Bankes has traveled?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Ramsay say to try and please his wife while they are walking on the grounds of the summerhouse?

3. Summarize what Mrs. Ramsay is feeling as she sits at the head of the table, ladling soup to her family and friends.

4. Explain the comparison Lily Biscoe makes between Mr. Ramsay and William Bankes.

5. 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?

6. What does William Bankes think about as he looks at the far sand hills while walking with Lily Biscoe?

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

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

9. Summarize the description Mrs. Ramsay gives of her husband's self-esteem?

10. What are James' thoughts of his mother as he waits at the tiller for the breeze to fill the sails?

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