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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gains the most from Lily's aunt's will?
(a) Jack Stepney.
(b) Gerty Farish's charity for poor women.
(c) Grace Stepney.
(d) Lily.

2. What is Lily's immediate response to the offer Simon Rosedale makes to her in book 2, chapter 11 ?
(a) She accepts his offer.
(b) She refuses his offer.
(c) She laughs at his offer.
(d) She asks for time to consider his offer.

3. Why does Nettie Struther invite Lily to her home after seeing Lily in the park?
(a) Lily wants to see Nettie's husband.
(b) Nettie needs help caring for her house and child.
(c) Lily looks ill.
(d) Nettie wants Lily to see how well she has done.

4. In book 1, chapter 15, how does Lily respond to Simon Rosedale's marriage proposal ?
(a) She laughs at him.
(b) She flatly refuses.
(c) She asks for time to think about it.
(d) She immediately accepts it.

5. Why does Lily go to Alaska?
(a) Carry Fischer suggests that Lily find a new place to start over.
(b) Carry Fischer suggests Lily take her place with Carry Fischer's new family.
(c) Carry Fischer suggests there will be wealthy bachelors on the trip.
(d) Wealthy distant relatives of Lily live in Alaska.

6. What does Lawrence Selden tell Lily about the Dorsets' possible divorce?
(a) They will wait until they return home to finalize their divorce.
(b) They have made up and probably won't divorce.
(c) They want to divorce immediately.
(d) They both blame Lily for forcing them to consider divorce.

7. In book 2, chapter 12, what experience with Lawrence Selden does Lily say she will always remember?
(a) Their conversation at Bellomont.
(b) Seeing each other in Europe.
(c) Meeting at the train on the way to Bellomont.
(d) Seeing each other at the wedding of Lily's cousin, Jack Stepney.

8. What does Lily realize about the decisions she makes regarding Simon Rosedale and Bertha Dorset when she wakes up the morning after Simon Rosedale makes his offer to her?
(a) Her decisions will cause her to lose her fragile social status.
(b) Her decisions will push Simon Rosedale away from her.
(c) Her decisions will anger Bertha Dorset.
(d) Her decisions will hurt Lawrence Selden.

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

10. What is Lily concerned about when she wakes up at Gerty's the morning after her argument with Gus Trenor?
(a) She is concerned that she will be seen leaving Gerty's which could risk her social standing.
(b) She is worried that she will miss her meeting with Lawrence Selden.
(c) She is concerned that Gerty will think that Lily is now her best friend.
(d) She is worried that her aunt noticed that she was not home.

11. How does Lily feel when she wakes up on the Dorset's yacht the morning after she sees Lawrence Selden in Nice?
(a) Frightened of George Dorset.
(b) Proud of herself.
(c) Envious of Bertha Dorset.
(d) Ashamed of herself.

12. What brings Lily comfort even as she grieves for her aunt?
(a) The thought that the rest of the family will receive nothing from her aunt.
(b) The knowledge that her aunt loved her very much.
(c) The realization that her social standing is intact.
(d) Her impending inheritance.

13. What does George Dorset decide to do after Lily finds him upset on her way back to the yacht?
(a) Speak to Bertha.
(b) Send Lily back to New York.
(c) Ask Gus Trenor for a loan.
(d) Speak to Lawrence Selden.

14. In book 2, chapter 7, how does Lily feel when Simon Rosedale explains why he refuses to marry her?
(a) Crushed by his refusal.
(b) Relieved that she is now free to marry George Dorset.
(c) Refreshed by his honesty.
(d) Insulted by his reasons.

15. What does Lily receive when she returns home after leaving Nettie Struther?
(a) A long letter from Simon Rosedale begging her to marry him.
(b) Her inheritance check for $10,000.
(c) A delivery of additional sleeping medication from the chemist.
(d) An eviction notice for not paying the rent.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lily returns from Alaska, what advice does Carry Fischer give her ?

2. In book 2, chapter 2, who does Lily decide to become friends with after Carry Fischer warns Lily about her behavior the previous night ?

3. In book 2, chapter 3, how does Bertha betray Lily at the end of the dinner party ?

4. When Lily sits in the park to rest, what is she thinking about her sleep medication?

5. What is Lily exposed to as a result of her new position?

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