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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lily go to Alaska?
(a) Carry Fischer suggests that Lily find a new place to start over.
(b) Carry Fischer suggests Lily take her place with Carry Fischer's new family.
(c) Carry Fischer suggests there will be wealthy bachelors on the trip.
(d) Wealthy distant relatives of Lily live in Alaska.

2. What does Lawrence Selden tell Lily about the Dorsets' possible divorce?
(a) They will wait until they return home to finalize their divorce.
(b) They have made up and probably won't divorce.
(c) They both blame Lily for forcing them to consider divorce.
(d) They want to divorce immediately.

3. Where does Lily acquire the knowledge to discuss Percy's hobby?
(a) From gossip with friends in her own social circlre.
(b) From the book she was reading on the train.
(c) From her own hobby.
(d) From a conversation with Lawrence Selden.

4. What happens while Lily is deep in thought on Sunday morning before church?
(a) She misses Gus Trenor whom she wanted to ask for a loan.
(b) She misses spending time with Lawrence Selden and Bertha Dorset.
(c) She misses the bus to church.
(d) She is late for breakfast, risking her social standing.

5. When does Mrs. Gormer's attitude change toward Lily?
(a) When Lily announces she is returning to New York City.
(b) After Bertha Dorset speaks with Mrs. Gormer.
(c) When Lily forgets to send a party invitation to an important member of their social circle.
(d) When Mrs. Gormer discovers Lily asked George Dorset to come to their house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the situation at the place where Lily goes after her cousin's wedding affect her mood?

3. Why does Mrs. Trenor ask Lily, instead of Carry Fischer, to go to the train station to pick up her husband ?

4. In book 1, chapter 5, why does Lily waste time once she is outside after leaving the library?

5. What happens in book 1, chapter 15, as Lily is about to accept Simon Rosedale's marriage proposal?

(see the answer key)

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