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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lily treat her new friends, the Gormers?
(a) She treasures them.
(b) She ridicules them to others.
(c) She avoids them as much as possible.
(d) She uses them.

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

3. In book 2, chapter 11, why doesn't Lily have a job?
(a) The place at which she worked closed down.
(b) She was fired.
(c) She quit.
(d) She took a leave of absence.

4. Why does Lily go to Alaska?
(a) Wealthy distant relatives of Lily live in Alaska.
(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) Carry Fischer suggests that Lily find a new place to start over.

5. Why is George Dorset upset when Lily meets him on her way back to the yacht from the casino?
(a) Bertha asked George for a divorce.
(b) He is afraid Bertha will hear the rumor about him and Lily.
(c) Bertha and Ned Silverton did not come back to the yacht until morning.
(d) The bank foreclosed on the yacht.

6. What is Lily exposed to as a result of her new position?
(a) Job responsibilites that she cannot perform.
(b) A very low class of acquaintances.
(c) New opportunities to acquire wealth.
(d) A new social circle.

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

8. 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) Drunk, Gus Trenor shows up at Lily's door.
(c) Lily's aunt discovers the truth about Lily's debt and asks her to leave the house.
(d) Lawrence Selden proposes to Lily.

9. In book 2, chapter 8, what does the situation with Bertha Dorset cause Ned Silverton to do?
(a) Ned resorts to gambling and causes his family to look for ways to support themselves.
(b) Ned commits suicide.
(c) Ned threatens George Dorset.
(d) Ned spends all his money on expensive gifts for Bertha.

10. What does Simon Rosedale tell Lily to do with the letters she purchased from Lawrence Selden's cleaning woman?
(a) Use the letters to blackmail George and Bertha Dorset into clearing her name.
(b) Give the letters to him for safekeeping.
(c) Burn the letters.
(d) Give the letters back to Lawrence Selden.

11. Out of fear for her safety from Bertha Dorset, what does Lawrence Selden want Lily to do ?
(a) He asks Lily to speak to Bertha.
(b) He says he will move onto the yacht to help protect Lily.
(c) He asks Lily to convince George Dorset to speak to Bertha about her.
(d) He asks Lily to leave the yacht.

12. How does Lily fare at her new job?
(a) She is terrible at it.
(b) She takes a long time to learn but still does poorly.
(c) She takes a long time to learn and outperforms even those who have been doing the job for years.
(d) She learns quickly and does well.

13. What does Lily say in her telegram to Lawrence Selden?
(a) George Dorset is coming to see him.
(b) She wants to marry him.
(c) Bertha Dorset is coming to see him.
(d) She is afraid of George Dorset and wants Lawrence Selden to find another place for her to stay.

14. According to Bertha's lover Ned Silverton, what issue is causing problems between Bertha and Lily?
(a) Bertha is still angry at Lily for keeping Lawrence Selden from her.
(b) Lily doesn't include Bertha in her activities with her friends in her social circle.
(c) George Dorset is in love with Lily.
(d) Lily is in love with Ned Silverton.

15. In book 2, chapter 2, who does Lily decide to become friends with after Carry Fischer warns Lily about her behavior the previous night ?
(a) Ned Silverton.
(b) Mrs. Bry.
(c) The Duchess.
(d) Sabrina.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lily relate Ned Silverton's situation with Bertha Dorset to her own life?

2. In book 2, chapter 8, what does Lawrence Selden find when he goes to see Lily at her hotel?

3. What problem does Lily forget about as she spends time in Europe?

4. On what terms does Lily want to part with Simon Rosedale in book 2, chapter 7?

5. Who does Lily visit the morning after Simon Rosedale makes his offer to her?

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