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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question does Mr. Ramsay ask Cam to make her smile?
(a) When is she going to the beach?
(b) Where is she going to ride her new scooter?
(c) What is she going to name her puppy?
(d) What is she going to be when she grows up?

2. What is the message in the letter that Mrs. McNab receives from the Ramsay children?
(a) They are renovating the house.
(b) They are all coming back to the house for the summer.
(c) They are sending buyers to the house.
(d) They are selling the house.

3. Who does Lily see sitting in the chair, knitting a stocking?
(a) Nancy
(b) Minta
(c) Mrs. Ramsay
(d) Mrs. McNab

4. What is the condition of the house now that ten years have passed?
(a) Mrs. McNab kept the house spotless.
(b) Vagrants live in the house.
(c) The wood floor is in good condition and the walls are solid
(d) The books are moldy, plaster is falling, and the pipes are clogged.

5. Why does Mrs. McNab pick a bunch of flowers from the Ramsay's garden?
(a) She wants to give them to her daughter
(b) She wants to cheer up her own house.
(c) She thinks the house is going to be sold and the family will never return.
(d) She figures the Ramsay's will never know

Short Answer Questions

1. What does James imagine himself doing to his father as they sit in the boat waiting for the breeze to pick up?

2. Why is Lily disappointed when the Ramsay's leave on the boat?

3. Who are the first guests to arrive at the Ramsay's house?

4. Why does Lily think life is aimless, chaotic, and unreal?

5. Where does the only light come from in the darkness of the house?

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