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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In book 1, chapter 10, why does Lily want to avoid seeing Gus Trenor?
(a) He is pressuring her to spend time with him.
(b) He is threatening to have her ousted from her social circle.
(c) He is threatening to tell Mrs. Trenor about their financial arrangement.
(d) He is pressuring Lily for more money.

2. What event does George Dorset invite Lily to in book 1, chapter 10?
(a) A prayer service.
(b) A party at his home.
(c) A party in the Adirondacks.
(d) The opera.

3. What does Mrs. Trenor ask Lily to do in book 1, chapter 4?
(a) Introduce her to Percy Gryce.
(b) Secretarial tasks.
(c) Take over her duties as hostess.
(d) Leave the party and return home immediately.

4. In book 1, chapter 7, how does Percy Gryce react after Bertha Dorset talks to him about Lily?
(a) He leaves Bellomont immediately.
(b) He tells Bertha to mind her own business.
(c) He consoles Lily.
(d) He goes for a walk to be alone.

5. Who accompanies Simon and Lily to the event ?
(a) Percy Gryce.
(b) Gus Trenor.
(c) Gerty Farish.
(d) Carry Fischer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lily realize as she chats with Gus Trenor on the way home from the train station?

2. Why does Lily go to Gerty Farish's apartment after her confrontation with Gus Trenor at his house?

3. How does Lily feel when she wakes up on the Dorset's yacht the morning after she sees Lawrence Selden in Nice?

4. Why does Lily join a party with Carry Fischer and another couple in the Adirondacks?

5. Who is Mrs. Van Osburgh?

(see the answer key)

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