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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. As Mrs. Ramsay sits at the head of the dinner table, what is she contemplating?
(a) She wonders what will become of her children.
(b) She wonders why dinner is late.
(c) She thinks about leaving her husband.
(d) She wonders what she has accomplished, feeling her life is over.

2. What does Mr. Ramsay say he will do if Mr. Tansley marries Prue?
(a) He will have a celebration.
(b) He will disown her.
(c) He will give her away.
(d) He will wish her the best.

3. What is the comment Andrew makes about women while they are looking for the brooch?
(a) Women are more patient than men
(b) Women have no control over their emotions
(c) Women are useless in a crisis
(d) Women are too sentimental

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

5. What is the children's opinion of Mr. Tansley?
(a) He is athletic and bold.
(b) He would be a good catch for any woman.
(c) He is bright, handsome, and friendly.
(d) He is a miserable, sarcastic brute.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Ramsay tell James as Mrs. Ramsay is measuring his foot for the stockings?

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

4. What does Mrs. Ramsay regret will happen when her children are grown?

5. Which of her children does Mrs. Ramsay want to stay young?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Lily describe the Ramsay's married life?

3. Cam resists her father's attempt at making her smile. What does she remember about her father as she tries to remain true to the pact she makes with James to resist Mr. Ramsay?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Mr. Ramsay interrupt James and his wife as they read a book?

9. How does Lily Briscoe envision Mrs. Ramsay after she screams out Mrs. Ramsay's name in grief?

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

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