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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. Why is Nancy brooding?
(a) She is upset that Andrew left her alone.
(b) She is angry with her mother.
(c) She is angry that Paul is with Minta.
(d) She reduced her body, her life, and all the people in the world into nothingness.

2. How does Mrs. Ramsay feel young men regard her?
(a) As an old, stupid woman
(b) As a senile lump
(c) With reverence and trust
(d) As if she were invisible

3. Why does Mrs. Ramsay want Lily to get married?
(a) So she won't be lonely
(b) So she can have a family
(c) Because single women miss what life has to offer
(d) To have someone to support her

4. Why doesn't Lily want to see the paintings of the great artists?
(a) Because she will be discontented with her own art
(b) Because she prefers modern art
(c) Because she thinks they are overrated
(d) Because she doesn't understand them

5. What is Mr. Ramsay doing on the terrace as Mrs. Ramsay sits inside looking at catalogues?
(a) He is planting flowers for Mrs. Ramsay.
(b) He is reading his book.
(c) He is repairing loose stones on the terrace.
(d) He is marching up and down reciting poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Ramsay quiet the children down, so they can sleep?

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

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

4. Why is Mrs. Ramsay annoyed with Mr. Ramsay when he calls the island a "poor little place"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Lily wants to wake up Mr. Carmichael and talk to him about all the questions she has of life, death, and even Mrs. Ramsay. Why does she decide against waking him?

2. Why is Lily surprised by the tears streaming down her face as she reminisces while painting?

3. Lily Briscoe sees Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay watching Prue and Jasper playing with a ball. What does she think the Ramsays symbolize?

4. 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?

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 James remember while he sits in the stillness of the boat on the way to the Lighthouse?

7. How does Lily Briscoe interpret William Bankes' feelings for Mrs. Ramsay?

8. What is Mr. Carmichael's opinion of Lily when she refuses to give Mr. Ramsay the sympathy he is looking for?

9. What is Mr. Ramsay's reaction when Mr. Bankes and Lily Briscoe go through the opening in the hedge to find Ramsay loudly reciting poetry?

10. What are James' and Cam's emotions as they sail to the Lighthouse with their father?

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