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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lily feeling as she sits drinking coffee on her first morning back at the Ramsay's?

2. Why does Mrs. McNab pick a bunch of flowers from the Ramsay's garden?

3. What is Lily's description of the Rayleys?

4. After Mrs. McNab locks the door to the house, how does the author describe it?

5. How does Mr. Ramsay look at Lily?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

1) Analyze James coming of age throughout the novel.

2) What fears and emotions does he experience as he grows in the three parts of the novel?

3) How do his attitudes change as he develops from a young boy into a young man?

4) Cite examples of the character changes James goes through from each of the three parts of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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