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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Lily paints, what does she think about Mr. Tansley?
(a) She remembers how wealthy he was.
(b) She remembers how everyone liked him.
(c) She remembers a time when he was nice.
(d) She remembers how interesting he was.

2. What question does Mr. Ramsay ask Cam to make her smile?
(a) What is she going to be when she grows up?
(b) Where is she going to ride her new scooter?
(c) When is she going to the beach?
(d) What is she going to name her puppy?

3. What is it in human beings that nature looks upon complacently?
(a) Human's striving for success
(b) Human misery, meanness, and his torture
(c) Human family life
(d) Human relationships

4. How does Mr. Ramsay look at Lily?
(a) With longing
(b) With contempt
(c) With disgust
(d) As if seeing her for the first time

5. What does Lily discover about the meaning of life?
(a) She never finds it, but has small revelations
(b) She finds the meaning of life in her art.
(c) She asks Mr. Ramsay for the meaning of life.
(d) She finds the meaning of life at the summerhouse.

6. What does Mrs. Ramsay do on the beach while Lily paints and Charles skips stones?
(a) She puts her feet in the water.
(b) She reads a book Mr. Ramsay gave her.
(c) She yells at Charles to keep away from the water.
(d) She sits in silence, resting.

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

8. Why do Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay get into so many arguments?
(a) Mrs. Ramsay is impulsive and Mr. Ramsay is moody.
(b) They argue over the children.
(c) Mr. Ramsay is negative, contradicting Mrs. Ramsay all the time.
(d) Mrs. Ramsay is always insulting Mr. Ramsay.

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

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

11. Who does Lily see sitting in the chair, knitting a stocking?
(a) Mrs. Ramsay
(b) Mrs. McNab
(c) Minta
(d) Nancy

12. James looks at his father, seeing him as tired and old. What does he compare his father to?
(a) An old stone lying on the sand
(b) The empty shell of an ancient tortoise
(c) An old dog lying in the sun
(d) A dead, leafless oak tree

13. What are the weather conditions for the sail across the bay to the Lighthouse?
(a) It is a sweltering, hot day.
(b) It is misting and a little rough.
(c) It is a fine day with an occasional breeze.
(d) It is cloudy and windy

14. 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 is doing a good job steering the boat.
(c) He says that James needs a lot more practice before he can steer the boat.
(d) He says that James is afraid to steer the boat.

15. What adventure does Cam invent to escape Mr. Ramsay's and James' attitudes?
(a) She imagines she is flying with a seagull.
(b) She imagines she is on a deserted island.
(c) She imagines she is with her mother again.
(d) She imagines she is in a sinking ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lily want to do as the children come out of the house to go sailing to the Lighthouse?

2. Why is Lily surprised that when she looks at her painting, she cannot see it?

3. Why does Lily think life is aimless, chaotic, and unreal?

4. What is the brown spot Lily sees out in the bay?

5. What work does George do at the summerhouse?

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