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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. Who interrupts Lily's flirtations with Percy on the train?
(a) Mrs. Edith Wharton.
(b) Miss Gerty Farish.
(c) Mr. Simon Rosedale.
(d) Mrs. George Dorset.

2. What does the note that Lily finds next to her bedside from Judy Trenor say ?
(a) Mrs. Trenor warns Lily to stay away from Gus Trenor.
(b) Mrs. Trenor wants to see Lily.
(c) Mrs. Trenor asks Lily to do some chores for her.
(d) Mrs. Trenor invites Lily to a party at Bellomont the next weekend.

3. What does Lily realize as she chats with Gus Trenor on the way home from the train station?
(a) Gus Trenor is attracted to her.
(b) He can help her with her money problems.
(c) Gus Trenor can speak to Percy Gryce for her.
(d) She is attracted to Gus Trenor.

4. What is the emotional atmosphere on the yacht when rumors of Bertha and Ned Silverton, and Lily and George are have spread?
(a) Tense.
(b) Unchanged.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Jovial.

5. What is Carry Fischer's job?
(a) She is a professional party-planner for the social elite.
(b) She helps newly rich families enter high society.
(c) She is a social worker.
(d) She is an investment broker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of work does Carry Fischer find for Lily?

2. At four o'clock in the afternoon, who is supposed to visit Lily, but doesn't show ?

3. What does George Dorset decide to do after Lily finds him upset on her way back to the yacht?

4. How does Lily fare at her new job?

5. What happens to Lily because of a scandal involving Mrs. Hatch, her employer?

(see the answer key)

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