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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Lawrence Selden spend so much time working since he visited the Trenor home three months ago?
(a) To get over Lily.
(b) He and Gus Trenor are involved in a real estate business deal.
(c) Lawrence Selden is working to pay off Lily's debt to Gus Trenor.
(d) Lawrence Selden is Mrs. Trenor's divorce lawyer.

3. When Lily sits in the park to rest, what is she thinking about her sleep medication?
(a) She is concerned about her addiction.
(b) She is afraid Mrs. Hatch will discover that she stole the prescription.
(c) She is afraid the chemist will discontinue the prescription.
(d) She is worried that it is no longer working.

4. What does Gerty Farish tell Ned Silverton's relatives about his relationship with Bertha Dorset?
(a) Bertha Dorset wants to marry Ned, but can't because George Dorset won't give Bertha a divorce.
(b) Bertha Dorset ended her relationship with Ned.
(c) Bertha and Ned have married.
(d) Bertha and Ned want to be together but don't want to marry.

5. What does Lily do because she doesn't have a job?
(a) She volunteers at a soup kitchen.
(b) She sits in her shabby room and stares out the window.
(c) She takes walks.
(d) She visits the friends in her new social circle.

6. In Carry Fischer's opinion, what will George Dorset do if he finds out his wife is having an affair?
(a) He will kill Bertha's lover.
(b) He will kill Bertha.
(c) He will marry Lily.
(d) He will ask Lawrence Selden to represent him in the divorce.

7. What does Lily intend to do with her inheritance from her aunt?
(a) Buy her way into a higher social circle.
(b) Repay Gus Trenor.
(c) Donate it to Gerty Farish's charity for poor women.
(d) Buy her own yacht.

8. What does the exhaustion and the stress of the day cause Lily to do when she tries to sleep the night she visited Nettie Struther?
(a) She steals another prescription for the sleeping medication.
(b) She renews her prescription for the sleeping medication.
(c) She increases the dosage of the sleeping medication.
(d) She speaks to the chemist about strengthening her sleeping medication.

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

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 Gerty will think that Lily is now her best friend.
(b) She is worried that her aunt noticed that she was not home.
(c) She is worried that she will miss her meeting with Lawrence Selden.
(d) She is concerned that she will be seen leaving Gerty's which could risk her social standing.

11. Who convinces Lily to marry Simon Rosedale?
(a) Mrs. Gormer.
(b) George Dorset.
(c) Bertha Dorset.
(d) Carry Fischer.

12. What does Simon Rosedale think about Lily's reaction to his suggestion of what she should do with the letters she purchased from Lawrence Selden's cleaning woman?
(a) He thinks it is because she still wants the Dorsets as friends.
(b) He thinks she is tired of dealing with the situation.
(c) He thinks it is because she doesn't trust Simon Rosedale.
(d) He thinks it is because she loves Lawrence Selden.

13. What problem does Lily forget about as she spends time in Europe?
(a) Her aunt's disappointment in her.
(b) Her situation with Lawrence Selden.
(c) Her troubles with Gus Trenor.
(d) Simon Rosedale's marriage proposal.

14. In book 2, chapter 8, what does Lawrence Selden find when he goes to see Lily at her hotel?
(a) George Dorset is visiting Lily.
(b) Lily is gone.
(c) A large group of friends from Lily's new social circle is visiting her.
(d) Lily attempted suicide.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In book 2, chapter 12, what experience with Lawrence Selden does Lily say she will always remember?

2. What type of work does Carry Fischer find for Lily?

3. What does Lily tell her aunt the debt is for?

4. According to Bertha's lover Ned Silverton, what issue is causing problems between Bertha and Lily?

5. What is Lily's alternative to her new position?

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