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This test consists of 5 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 interesting he was.
(b) She remembers how everyone liked him.
(c) She remembers a time when he was nice.
(d) She remembers how wealthy he was.

2. What is the brown spot Lily sees out in the bay?
(a) Old lobster pots
(b) Driftwood
(c) A dead, bloated whale
(d) Mr. Ramsay's boat

3. Who is the only person that goes to the Ramsay's house?
(a) Mrs. McNab
(b) Augustus Carmichael
(c) William Bankes
(d) Lily Briscoe

4. What does James remember as they all sit in the hot sun on the boat?
(a) He remembers the arguments his parents used to have.
(b) He remembers cutting pictures out of a catalogue.
(c) He remembers his father taking his mother away from him.
(d) He remembers his father telling him that it would rain and he wouldn't be able to go to the lighthouse.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Lily's description of the Rayleys?

3. James looks at his father, seeing him as tired and old. What does he compare his father to?

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

5. How is Cam attracted to her father?

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