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To the Lighthouse
Virginia Woolf
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
The Window: Chapters I–IV
The Window: Chapters V–VIII
The Window: Chapters IX–XI
The Window: Chapters XII–XVI
The Window: Chapter XVII
The Window: Chapters XVIII–XIX
Time Passes: Chapters I–X
The Lighthouse: Chapters I–III
The Lighthouse: Chapters IV–VII
The Lighthouse: Chapters VIII–XIII
Characters
Character List
Mrs. Ramsay
Mr. Ramsay
Lily Briscoe
James Ramsay
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
The Window: Chapters 1-4
The Window: Chapters 5-8
The Window: Chapters 9-11
The Window: Chapters 12-16
The Window: Chapter 17
The Window: Chapters 18-19
Time Passes: Chapters 1-10
The Lighthouse: Chapters 1-3
The Lighthouse: Chapters 4-7
The Lighthouse: Chapters 8-13
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz
Further Study
Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz
1
of 5
What do Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay both believe the world is?
Cruel
Transient
Eternal
Imaginary
2
of 5
Which character finds a way to preserve his or her experience of life?
Mr. Ramsay
Mrs. Ramsay
Lily
Tansley
3
of 5
In the novel, what kind of effect does beauty have on people who experience it?
Soothing
Irritating
Neutral
Depressing
4
of 5
What means something different and intimately personal to each character in the novel?
The Ramsays' house
The lighthouse
Lily's painting
The sea
5
of 5
What does the sea and its waves broadly represent in the novel?
The passage of time
Political intrigue
It symbolizes nothing
The war
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