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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. What is the only thing Mr. Tansley has to count on?
2. As Mrs. Ramsay sits at the head of the dinner table, what is she contemplating?
3. What does Lily see in Mr. Bankes' face as he watches Mrs. Ramsay?
4. Why is Mrs. Ramsay concerned when the sound of the children playing and the men talking suddenly stops?
5. Which of her children does Mrs. Ramsay want to stay young?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mr. Tansley react when Lily Briscoe asks him to take her to the Lighthouse the next day?
2. What is James' reaction when his father praises his sailing abilities?
3. 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?
4. Why doesn't Mrs. Ramsay allow her daughters to mock the atheist, Mr. Tansley?
5. How does Lily Briscoe envision Mrs. Ramsay after she screams out Mrs. Ramsay's name in grief?
6. 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?
7. Summarize the conversation between Mr. Bankes and Lily Briscoe as they are strolling together.
8. What are James' thoughts about his father when Mr. Ramsay predicts that the weather will not be good enough for the trip to the lighthouse?
9. What does Mr. Ramsay say to try and please his wife while they are walking on the grounds of the summerhouse?
10. What is the message in the note that Mrs. McNabb receives?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
1) Analyze the resolution of the story as it relates to each of the characters in the novel.
2) Explain the metamorphosis each of them experiences in the final chapter.
3) Describe how Lily's words," It is finished", relate to James, Cam, Mr. Ramsay, Lily, and Mr. Carmichael.
Essay Topic 2
1) Evaluate the elements of cause and effect in this story using examples from the novel.
2) Choose three events from the story which cause Mr. Ramsay's life to undergo a change.
3) How does he react to the events and their effects?
4) How does he grow emotionally in his own life and in his attitude toward his children because of these changes?
Essay Topic 3
1) Discuss how Lily Briscoe grows as a character from the beginning of the novel to the end.
2) How do her attitudes change toward the Ramsay's?
3) How does her attitude about her lifestyle change?
4) What are the differences in her attitude toward the meaning of life differ from the beginning to the end of the novel?
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