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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. How does Lily acquire letters found by Mrs. Haffen, Lawrence Selden's cleaning lady?
(a) After Mrs. Haffen finds them, she gives them to Lawrence Selden, who gives them to Lily.
(b) Mrs. Haffen leaves them outside Lily's door.
(c) Lily finds them in Mrs. Haffen's cleaning supplies.
(d) Mrs. Haffen sells the letters to Lily.

2. In book 1, chapter 12, why does Lawrence Selden congratulate Lily after her participation in the party entertainment ?
(a) Her success in nouveau riche.
(b) Her success in tableaux vivants.
(c) Her success in charades.
(d) Winning a large sum of money playing bridge.

3. What type of work does Carry Fischer find for Lily?
(a) Social worker.
(b) Social secretary.
(c) Executive secretary.
(d) Bank secretary.

4. In book 2, chapter 6, what does Carry Fischer tell Lily about Bertha Dorset ?
(a) Bertha Dorset is interested in becoming friends with Lily again.
(b) Bertha Dorset will lose everything if George Dorset divorces her.
(c) Bertha Dorset is gossiping about Lily to the Gormers.
(d) Lily should attempt to mend her relationship with Bertha Dorset.

5. What does Mrs. Trenor tell Lily after Bertha Dorset talks to Percy Gryce about her?
(a) Mrs. Trenor tells Lily to forget about Percy Gryce.
(b) Mrs. Trenor tells Lily to confront Bertha Dorset.
(c) Mrs. Trenor tells Lily to ignore Bertha Dorset.
(d) Mrs. Trenor tells Lily what Bertha Dorset said about her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lily react to Bertha's betrayal of her at the dinner party ?

2. Why does Lily go to Alaska?

3. What problem does Lily forget about as she spends time in Europe?

4. What does Lily realize when she discovers that Mrs. Trenor is actually at Bellomont?

5. Whom did the hostess of the party promise Mrs. George Dorset would be at the party?

(see the answer key)

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