Question: What does Lily Briscoe look like?
Answer: Mrs Ramsay said Lily Briscoe had “little Chinese eyes” and “puckered up face”. (Woolf, p. 17)
Question: Does Lily have a beau?
Answer: Mrs Ramsay predicted Lily would never be married; she said “she would never marry”. (Woolf, p. 17)
Question: Was Mrs Ramsay correct in her prediction that Lily Briscoe would not be courted for marriage?
Answer: She was wrong.
Question: Who was walking with Lily Briscoe?
Answer: William Bankes was seen strolling with Lily Briscoe. “……. Did that not mean that they would marry? …….” (Woolf, p. 59)

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