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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Lily and Lawrence Selden are walking together, what does he tell Lily about his idea of success?
(a) Success is freedom from materialism.
(b) Success is doing well in the stock market.
(c) Success is attaining all the goals one has set out to achieve.
(d) Success is the ability to purchase anything one desires.

2. In book 1, chapter 9, what is happening at the place Lily goes after her cousin's wedding?
(a) A prayer service.
(b) A party.
(c) Arrival of an important member of Lily's social circle.
(d) Cleaning day.

3. Why must Lily comply with Mrs. Trenor's request in book 1, chapter 4?
(a) Everyone at the party must take turns helping Mrs. Trenor.
(b) Her aunt has become deathly ill and has no one else to care for her.
(c) She is the least wealthy member of her social group, so her soacial standing depends on helping Mrs. Trenor.
(d) Mrs. Trenor threatens to tell Percy Gryce that Lily is searching for a wealthy husband.

4. 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.

5. How does Lily feel about Gerty's living conditions at the beginning of the story?
(a) She feels sympathy toward her.
(b) She envies Gerty's situation.
(c) She is afraid for Gerty.
(d) She looks down on Gerty's situation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Lily envious of Mrs. Bertha Dorset's flirting with Percy Gryce at the party?

2. What is Lily's plan for Percy Gryce whom she meets while on the train to Bellomont?

3. How does Lily feel when she sees Lawrence Selden at her cousin's wedding?

4. Why does Lily join a party with Carry Fischer and another couple in the Adirondacks?

5. What hobby of Percy Gryce's does Lily discuss with him while on the train to the party at Bellomont?

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