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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lily think life is aimless, chaotic, and unreal?
(a) Because her painting are not be accepted by the art community
(b) Because she is thinking of the deaths of Mrs. Ramsay, Prue and Andrew
(c) Because James hates her
(d) Because Mr. Ramsay was fired from his job

2. After Mrs. McNab locks the door to the house, how does the author describe it?
(a) Like an abandoned shack in the highlands
(b) Like an empty shell on a sandhill to fill with dry salt grains
(c) Like a prehistoric, dark cave
(d) Like a relic of another age

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

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

5. 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) A dead, leafless oak tree
(c) An old dog lying in the sun
(d) The empty shell of an ancient tortoise

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the atmosphere around the house as Mrs. McNab's work at the summerhouse is finished?

2. What does Mr. Ramsay do while they are sailing to the Lighthouse?

3. How does Prue's pregnancy progress?

4. What is Mr. Ramsay's opinion of how women think?

5. Why does William Bankes detest the hole in Minta's stocking?

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