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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do Lily and Lawrence Selden discover as they walk together on Sunday afternoon?
(a) They are both in love with other people.
(b) They share the same ideas of success in life.
(c) Their true feelings for each other.
(d) They have nothing in common.

4. Why is Lily Bart waiting for a train when she is first introduced in the book?
(a) She is going to work.
(b) She is going on vacation.
(c) She is waiting for an old friend.
(d) She is going to a social engagement.

5. How does Lily feel when she learns that Gus Trenor told Simon Rosedale about their financial arrangement?
(a) Betrayed.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Grateful.
(d) Relieved.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lily concerned about at the beginning of chapter 2, book 1?

2. What event does George Dorset invite Lily to in book 1, chapter 10?

3. What does Mrs. Trenor tell Lily after Bertha Dorset talks to Percy Gryce about her?

4. What does Lily intend to do with the letters she acquired from Mrs. Haffen, Lawrence Selden's cleaning lady?

5. What does Lily actually do with the letters she acquired from Mrs. Haffen, Lawrence Selden's cleaning lady?

(see the answer key)

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