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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lily see Mr. Ramsay's face?

2. What is the strange idea Lily has about Mr. Carmichael?

3. What does James remember as they all sit in the hot sun on the boat?

4. What messages breathed from sea to shore at the ramsay's house?

5. What do the gulls, flowers, trees, and the earth itself seem to be saying on a summer evening at the Ramsay's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

1) Compare and contrast the characters of Mrs. Ramsay and Lily Briscoe.

2) Summarize the impact each character has on one another.

3) How is each character realistic in her view toward life, considering the time period in which the story takes place?

4) How do their roles as women differ? Cite examples from the novel.

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