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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Lily run into Simon Rosedale?
(a) After visiting her dressmaker.
(b) While taking a walk in the park with Lawrence Selden.
(c) While she is waiting at the train station.
(d) As she is leaving Lawrence Selden's apartment building after having tea.

2. In book 1, chapter 5, why does Lily waste time once she is outside after leaving the library?
(a) She hopes Lawrence Selden will catch up with her.
(b) She hopes Percy Gryce will walk by on his way home from church.
(c) She wants to have as much time as possible outside to get rid of her headache.
(d) The weather is perfect.

3. Who is Gerty Farish?
(a) Lawrence Selden's married sister.
(b) Lily's cousin.
(c) Lawrence Selden's cousin.
(d) Lily's best friend.

4. What does Lily want from Lawrence at the beginning of the story?
(a) She wants him to loan her money.
(b) She wants him to be her friend.
(c) She wants him to find a place for her to live.
(d) She wants him to marry her.

5. What hobby of Percy Gryce's does Lily discuss with him while on the train to the party at Bellomont?
(a) Mutual acquaintances.
(b) Americana.
(c) The stock market.
(d) Her busy social schedule.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lily spend the first night of the party at Bellomont?

2. Who is Mrs. Van Osburgh?

3. How does Lily feel about Gerty's living conditions at the beginning of the story?

4. Where does The House of Mirth take place?

5. Where does Lily acquire the knowledge to discuss Percy's hobby?

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