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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lily think will happen if she shouts loud enough?
(a) She thinks Mrs. Ramsay will return.
(b) Her frustration over her painting will fade.
(c) Mr. Ramsay will hear her from the boat.
(d) She will get Mr. Carmichael's attention.

2. What is Lily's description of middle aged people?
(a) They are living life to the fullest, now that youth is gone.
(b) They are cautious, furtive, and apprehensive with wrinkles between their eyes
(c) They are bold, and self-reliant, full of self-esteem.
(d) They are living through their children.

3. What consoles Lily from her anguish over Mrs. Ramsay's death?
(a) She feels Mrs. Ramsay beside her with flowers in her hair.
(b) She makes progress with her painting.
(c) Mr. Carmichael gives her a hug.
(d) She imagines Mrs. Ramsay in heaven with the angels.

4. What is it in human beings that nature looks upon complacently?
(a) Human relationships
(b) Human's striving for success
(c) Human misery, meanness, and his torture
(d) Human family life

5. How does Lily feel while she is painting?
(a) Hiding in reality
(b) Drawn out of this world
(c) A part of this world
(d) Tied to reality

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the message in the letter that Mrs. McNab receives from the Ramsay children?

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

3. What do the Ramsay's want Mrs. McNab to do?

4. Where does Lily imagine her painting will end up as time passes?

5. What does Lily want to do as the children come out of the house to go sailing to the Lighthouse?

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