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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lily wondering about the night before she intends to go to Sunday morning church services with Percy Gryce?
(a) If she should ask Gus Trenor for a loan
(b) If she should agree to marry Simon Rosedale.
(c) If Lawrence Selden came to Bellomont to see her or Bertha Dorset.
(d) If she should really go through with her plan to win over Percy Gryce.

2. Who interrupts Lily's flirtations with Percy on the train?
(a) Mrs. George Dorset.
(b) Miss Gerty Farish.
(c) Mrs. Edith Wharton.
(d) Mr. Simon Rosedale.

3. How does Lily feel in her new position in book 2, chapter 9?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Haughty.
(c) Intimidated.
(d) Excited.

4. In book 1, chapter 10, where does Simon Rosedale invite Lily to go?
(a) An exclusive fundraising event.
(b) A camp in the Adirondacks.
(c) The opera.
(d) A party at his apartment.

5. What happens in book 1, chapter 15, as Lily is about to accept Simon Rosedale's marriage proposal?
(a) She accepts an invitation from the Dorsets to cruise the Mediterranean.
(b) Lily's aunt discovers the truth about Lily's debt and asks her to leave the house.
(c) Drunk, Gus Trenor shows up at Lily's door.
(d) Lawrence Selden proposes to Lily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gus Trenor's reaction when Lily tells him that Mrs. Trenor wants her to marry Percy Gryce?

2. What brings Lily comfort even as she grieves for her aunt?

3. At dinner in book 1, chapter 14, why does Gerty Farish mistakenly believe Lawrence Selden wants to marry her?

4. Out of fear for her safety from Bertha Dorset, what does Lawrence Selden want Lily to do ?

5. Who convinces Lily to marry Simon Rosedale?

(see the answer key)

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