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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does James imagine doing to his father?
(a) To go fishing for the afternoon
(b) To go to town to the picture show
(c) To go to one of his philosophy classes
(d) To grab any weapon and gash a hole in his father's breast

2. How does Mrs. Ramsay quiet the children down, so they can sleep?
(a) She threatens them.
(b) She reads them a fairy tale.
(c) She hangs her shawl over the skull.
(d) She sings them a lullaby.

3. How does Nancy feel when she sees Paul and Minta kissing?
(a) She is happy for them.
(b) She doesn't care what they do.
(c) She is angry and indignant.
(d) It bolsters her spirits.

4. What kind of lives do Prue, Nancy, and Rose want to live?
(a) Lives different from Mrs. Ramsay, a wilder life, not taking care of men
(b) Lives filled with children
(c) Lives just like their mothers
(d) Lives as missionaries

5. What was the worst moment of Paul's life?
(a) Losing his mother and father
(b) Being rejected by a college
(c) Asking Minta to marry him
(d) Losing his job

Short Answer Questions

1. What helps Mr. Ramsay forget about the annoyances at dinner?

2. What is the only thing Mr. Tansley has to count on?

3. What is Lily Briscoe doing on the edge of the lawn?

4. What is Mrs. Ramsay bringing to the Lighthouse for the keeper's ailing son?

5. Why does Mrs. Ramsay want Lily to get married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are James' thoughts of his mother as he waits at the tiller for the breeze to fill the sails?

2. Why does Mr. Ramsay think he cannot talk to his wife as she sits in the chair knitting after James goes to bed?

3. What does William Bankes think about as he looks at the far sand hills while walking with Lily Biscoe?

4. Explain the comparison Lily Biscoe makes between Mr. Ramsay and William Bankes.

5. Mrs. Ramsay tucks James into bed and he asks about going to the Lighthouse. What is Mrs. Ramsay's response and what is she thinking as she answers James?

6. What are James' and Cam's emotions as they sail to the Lighthouse with their father?

7. Describe the way Lily feels while she is painting after Mr. Ramsay leaves for the Lighthouse.

8. As spring arrives, does it bring any joy to the summerhouse? Explain

9. Lily wants to wake up Mr. Carmichael and talk to him about all the questions she has of life, death, and even Mrs. Ramsay. Why does she decide against waking him?

10. Describe the scene as Mr. Bankes, Prue, Andrew, and Lily turn off the lights before going to bed.

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