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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lily feel about the sympathy that Mrs. Ramsay gives Mr. Ramsay?

2. What does Lily see the Ramsay's as a symbol of?

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

4. Why is Mrs. Ramsay so annoyed with Mr. Tansley, thinking him hateful?

5. What does Mr. Bankes call Mr. Ramsay?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Tansley do to predict the weather for the outing to the lighthouse?

2. What is the state of mind of the family and guests of Mrs. Ramsay as dinner comes to an end?

3. How does Mrs. Ramsay view life as a lighthouse keeper?

4. As spring arrives, does it bring any joy to the summerhouse? Explain

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

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

7. What are Prue's feelings for her mother, as she sees Mrs. Ramsay at the top of the stairs?

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

9. What does Paul vow to do after Minta loses her grandmother's brooch?

10. How does Mrs. McNabb manage to get the house in order after she receives word that the Ramsay's are coming for the summer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) What are Mr. Ramsay's views on the quality of men as seen in Part I of the novel?

2) How does he use the alphabet to determine the qualities of a man?

3) Why does he believe he has reached the letter Q?

4) In Mr. Ramsay's estimation, how often does a man reach Z, and what must he do to attain it?

Essay Topic 2

1) Discuss the inner thoughts of the characters attending the dinner prepared by Mrs. Ramsay.

2) Explain how Woolf uses stream of consciousness to give the reader a better understanding of the characters.

3) How do the characters' conversations differ from the inner thoughts revealed through stream of consciousness?

4) Give examples of the thoughts of each guest.

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze the relationship between James and his sister, Cam, at the end of the novel.

2) What is the pact they make with one another, and how does it affect the voyage to the Lighthouse?

3) How do their feelings change during the trip to the lighthouse?

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