To the Lighthouse

This flexible-use quiz is designed for reading comprehension assessment and activity needs in classroom, home-schooling and other settings. Questions connect to the text’s plot, characters, and themes — and align with the content and chapter organization in the rest of this study guide. Use quizzes as pre-reading hooks, reading checks, discussion starters, entrance/exit “tickets,” small group activities, writing activities, and lessons on finding evidence and support in a text.

Depth of Knowledge Levels: Questions require respondents to demonstrate ability to: 

1. Recall and Understand Content (e.g., who, what, where, when) 
2. Apply and Analyze Ideas (e.g., how and why)

1. When his father says the weather won’t permit a trip to the lighthouse, how does James feel?

A) disappointed that he can’t take the trip

B) violent towards his father

C) grateful that his father tells him the truth 

D) indifferent to the opinions of other

2. Which dichotomy best reflects the difference between Mr. Ramsay and Mrs. Ramsay?

A) rationality/compassion

B) industriousness/laziness

C) indifference/love

D) ignorance/knowledge

3. Which best describes the similarity between James and Mr. Ramsay?

A) They both look for something to interest them.

B) They both feel superior to everyone else in the house.

C) They both crave the attention of Mrs. Ramsay.

D) They both believe that acting is better than thinking.