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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 imagines his father tied him there with a rope.
(c) He is afraid of falling overboard.
(d) He's afraid of rocking the boat.

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

3. What is the fate of the Ramsay's son, Andrew?
(a) He becomes a scholar.
(b) He goes into landscaping.
(c) He gets killed instantly in the war.
(d) He becomes an artist.

4. When do Mr. Ramsay, James, and Cam plan to leave for their trip to the Lighthouse?
(a) When the wind dies down
(b) At low tide
(c) With the tide
(d) When the wind picks up

5. What messages breathed from sea to shore at the ramsay's house?
(a) Messages of sorrow
(b) Messages of excitement
(c) Messages of peace
(d) Messages of foreboding

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

7. What does Lily want to do as the children come out of the house to go sailing to the Lighthouse?
(a) Cry with Mr. Ramsay
(b) Run away from Mr. Ramsay
(c) Give sympathy to Mr. Ramsay
(d) Go with the family

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

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

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

11. Why is Lily disappointed when the Ramsay's leave on the boat?
(a) Because she didn't give sympathy to Mr. Ramsay
(b) Because she wishes she were with them
(c) Because she is lonely
(d) Because she wants Cam to pose for a painting

12. What do the gulls, flowers, trees, and the earth itself seem to be saying on a summer evening at the Ramsay's house?
(a) Sadness is everywhere
(b) Life is painful
(c) Evil is rampant in the world
(d) Good triumphs, happiness prevails, and order rules

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

14. What is Lily's description of the Rayleys?
(a) They are well off with no cares in the world.
(b) They are adventurous and full of life.
(c) They are happily married and full of energy
(d) Minta is garish, flamboyant, and careless. Paul is tired and pale.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lily think offended people about Mrs. Ramsay?

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

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

4. How does Lily describe Mr. Ramsay as she looks out at the bay?

5. What do the Ramsay's want Mrs. McNab to do?

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