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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. Why can't the sleep once dinner is over?
2. What are the many places Mr. Bankes has traveled?
3. What did Mr. Tansley tell Lily at one time about women's artistic abilities?
4. Why does James hate his father?
5. What does Lily see in Mr. Bankes' face as he watches Mrs. Ramsay?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Lily Briscoe envision Mrs. Ramsay after she screams out Mrs. Ramsay's name in grief?
2. How does Lily Briscoe justify being a single woman?
3. What is the message in the note that Mrs. McNabb receives?
4. Why does Lily Briscoe become annoyed with Cam and James when they are finally ready to go to the Lighthouse?
5. 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?
6. What does William Bankes think about as he looks at the far sand hills while walking with Lily Biscoe?
7. Summarize what Mrs. Ramsay is feeling as she sits at the head of the table, ladling soup to her family and friends.
8. Why is Mrs. Ramsay so agitated about Nancy, Andrew, Minta, and Paul being late for supper?
9. What is James' reaction when his father praises his sailing abilities?
10. What does Mr. Tansley do to predict the weather for the outing to the lighthouse?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Lighthouse is one of the main constants throughout the novel. It is mentioned in all three parts of the story.
1) Explain the three different images Woolf gives of the lighthouse as the book progresses.
2) What is the significance of the lighthouse in each part of the novel?
3) What meaning does the lighthouse have for Mrs. Ramsay, James, Lily Briscoe, and Mr. Ramsay?
Essay Topic 2
1) Evaluate the relationship between Lily Briscoe and Mr. Bankes.
2) Are they a good match?
3) How do they interact with one another?
4) What are the qualities of the friendship? Cite examples from the story proving their acceptance of one another for who they are.
Essay Topic 3
1) Evaluate the relationship between James and his mother, Mrs. Ramsay.
2) How does Mr. Ramsay affect James' and his mother's relationship?
3) What does Mrs. Ramsay wish for James' future?
4) How does James feel about his mother at the end of the novel?
5) Give examples from the story of how they interact with one another.
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