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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
The Window: Chapters 18-19 Quiz
Further Study
The Window: Chapters 18-19 Quiz
1
of 5
What does Mrs. Ramsay discover James and Cam staring at in the nursery?
A boar's skull
A sheep's skull
A set of antlers
A drinking horn
2
of 5
After dinner, where do Prue, Minta, and Paul go?
To the lighthouse
To the beach
To the parlor
To the pub
3
of 5
In Chapter XIX, Mr. Ramsay reads a book by which author?
Robert Louis Stevenson
James Hogg
Sir Walter Scott
Muriel Spark
4
of 5
What sort of book does Mrs. Ramsay reach for?
An anatomy textbook
A novel
A play
A poetry collection
5
of 5
The poem Mrs. Ramsay reads is by which writer?
Tennyson
Shakespeare
Christina Rossetti
T.S. Eliot
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