View a FREE sample

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) What is she going to name her puppy?
(b) What is she going to be when she grows up?
(c) Where is she going to ride her new scooter?
(d) When is she going to the beach?

2. How does Lily see Mr. Ramsay's face?
(a) As wrinkled and haggard
(b) As old and tired
(c) As younger than his age
(d) As extraordinary

3. How does Lily think Mr. Ramsay has changed through the years?
(a) He developed an interest in ordinary human things and shed his worries and ambitions
(b) He does not like books anymore.
(c) He is a more loving father.
(d) He became even more obnoxious and unfriendly.

4. Where does the only light come from in the darkness of the house?
(a) A neighbor's lantern
(b) A distant fire
(c) The moon
(d) The Lighthouse

5. What is the condition of the house in the heat of the summer?
(a) The heat is warping the roof.
(b) The sun adds warmth to the cheery rooms.
(c) Flies weave webs in the sunny rooms, weeds grow near the glass
(d) The summer sun is shining on the porch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lily's description of the Rayleys?

2. Why do Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay get into so many arguments?

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

4. What is Lily's description of middle aged people?

5. What consoles Lily from her anguish over Mrs. Ramsay's death?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 399 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample