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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the vow that James and Cam make to each other?
(a) To give sympathy to their father
(b) To make it an enjoyable trip
(c) To be kind to their father
(d) To fight tyranny

2. What is Lily's attitude toward Mr. Ramsay?
(a) She detests him.
(b) She thinks he is brilliant and friendly.
(c) She thinks he is handsome and debonair.
(d) She finds him difficult and unable to praise him.

3. How does Prue's pregnancy progress?
(a) Prue dies from complications.
(b) Prue is healthy and happy for the nine months.
(c) Prue has morning sickness for nine months.
(d) Prue stays in bed but delivery goes well.

4. What does Mr. Macalister tell Mr. Ramsay about James' sailing abilities?
(a) He says that he doesn't think James will ever become adept at steering the boat
(b) He says that James needs a lot more practice before he can steer the boat.
(c) He says that James is afraid to steer the boat.
(d) He says that James is doing a good job steering the boat.

5. What does Mr. Ramsay expect from Lily when he sighs, full of grief?
(a) Conversation
(b) Sympathy
(c) A walk along the beach
(d) A smile

6. Why does Mrs. McNab pick a bunch of flowers from the Ramsay's garden?
(a) She wants to give them to her daughter
(b) She wants to cheer up her own house.
(c) She figures the Ramsay's will never know
(d) She thinks the house is going to be sold and the family will never return.

7. How does Lily think Mr. Ramsay has changed through the years?
(a) He became even more obnoxious and unfriendly.
(b) He developed an interest in ordinary human things and shed his worries and ambitions
(c) He does not like books anymore.
(d) He is a more loving father.

8. What does Mr. Ramsay tell James about his ability to steer the boat?
(a) He embarrasses James with his negative comments.
(b) He refuses to speak to James.
(c) He ridicules James' sailing abilities.
(d) He praises James, telling him he did a good job.

9. Why does James think he is powerless to move as he sits at the tiller of the boat?
(a) He doesn't want to get his father's attention.
(b) He's afraid of rocking the boat.
(c) He is afraid of falling overboard.
(d) He imagines his father tied him there with a rope.

10. What is Mr. Ramsay's opinion of how women think?
(a) He believes women are vague, unable to dwell on any one thought.
(b) He believes women are more focused than men.
(c) He believes women are deep thinkers.
(d) He believes women are more intelligent than men.

11. What becomes of Mrs. Ramsay?
(a) She dies suddenly
(b) She becomes a famous writer
(c) She abandons her children
(d) She leaves Mr. Ramsay

12. What is the message in the letter that Mrs. McNab receives from the Ramsay children?
(a) They are sending buyers to the house.
(b) They are all coming back to the house for the summer.
(c) They are renovating the house.
(d) They are selling the house.

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

14. What helps Mr. Ramsay get his mind off his sorrow?
(a) Talking about his boots
(b) Walking on the beach
(c) Playing cricket
(d) Looking at Lily's painting

15. What does Mr. Ramsay do while they are sailing to the Lighthouse?
(a) He reads a book.
(b) He argues with James.
(c) He hangs his hand in the water.
(d) He steers the boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Lily crying in anguish as she paints her picture?

2. While the summerhouse is deserted, what is the weather like?

3. Who is the only person that goes to the Ramsay's house?

4. How does Mr. Ramsay look at Lily?

5. Who writes a volume of poetry that becomes very successful?

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