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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In book 1, chapter 1, what concerns Lawrence Selden and Lord Hubert Dacey about Lily?
(a) Her moral health.
(b) Her financial situation.
(c) Her future husband.
(d) Her travel plans.

2. What does Lily intend to do with the letters she acquired from Mrs. Haffen, Lawrence Selden's cleaning lady?
(a) Give them back to Lawrence Selden..
(b) Hide them.
(c) Give them to Gerty Farish for safekeeping.
(d) Burn them.

3. 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.

4. In book 1, chapter 7, how does Percy Gryce react after Bertha Dorset talks to him about Lily?
(a) He goes for a walk to be alone.
(b) He leaves Bellomont immediately.
(c) He tells Bertha to mind her own business.
(d) He consoles Lily.

5. In book 1, chapter 6, what does Lily admit to Lawrence Selden about Percy Gryce as they walk together on Sunday afternoon ?
(a) She admits that she proposed to Percy.
(b) She admits that Percy told her to stop smoking or he won't marry her.
(c) Their walk was to entice Percy.
(d) She admits that she knows Percy feels nothing for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lily feel when she wakes up on the Dorset's yacht the morning after she sees Lawrence Selden in Nice?

2. In book 1, chapter 12, why does Gus Trenor criticize Lily after her participation in the party entertainment?

3. Who is Gerty Farish?

4. In book 1, chapter 5, what is Lily's initial motive for going outside after leaving the library on Sunday afternoon?

5. What does Lily hope will develop from the time she spent with Percy Gryce on the train to the party?

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