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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Lighthouse Chapters 6, 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the condition of the house now that ten years have passed?
(a) Vagrants live in the house.
(b) The books are moldy, plaster is falling, and the pipes are clogged.
(c) Mrs. McNab kept the house spotless.
(d) The wood floor is in good condition and the walls are solid

2. Who says that the weather will not be nice enough for the trip?
(a) Nancy
(b) Mr. Ramsay
(c) Mr. Carmichael
(d) Lily Briscoe

3. What does James ask his mother when she tucks him into bed?
(a) He asks if she will get him a new catalogue.
(b) He asks if Mr. Ramsay is angry with him
(c) He asks if they will go to the Lighthouse the next day
(d) He asks her to tell him a story.

4. What does Lily contemplate as the dinner winds down, and people leave the table?
(a) Everyone who attended the dinner party is forever bonded together, no matter how much time goes by.
(b) She hopes she can be like Mrs. Ramsay some day.
(c) She is happy that dinner is finally over.
(d) She thinks what a boring dinner party is was.

5. How does James feel about the trip to the Lighthouse?
(a) His father forces him to go and he resents it.
(b) He wishes his mother was there.
(c) He is having a good time.
(d) He is glad his father decided to go.

Short Answer Questions

1. What consoles Lily from her anguish over Mrs. Ramsay's death?

2. Why is Lily thankful that Mr. Ramsay is reciting poetry?

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

4. What is the message in the letter that Mrs. McNab receives from the Ramsay children?

5. What is Lily's opinion of the dead?

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