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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In book 1, chapter 8, what does Gus Trenor do with Lily's money?
(a) Loses it playing poker.
(b) Donates it to Lily's favorite charity.
(c) Invests it.
(d) Spends it on Mrs. Trenor.

2. In book 1, chapter 8, how does Mrs. Trenor feel about the friendship between Lily and Gus?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Envious.
(d) Delighted.

3. What happens to Simon Rosedale's fortune as the stock market drops?
(a) His stock portfolio is cut in half.
(b) He breaks even.
(c) It grows.
(d) He loses everything.

4. While Lily and Lawrence Selden are walking together, what does he tell Lily about his idea of success?
(a) Success is freedom from materialism.
(b) Success is the ability to purchase anything one desires.
(c) Success is attaining all the goals one has set out to achieve.
(d) Success is doing well in the stock market.

5. In book 1, chapter 12, why does Gus Trenor criticize Lily after her participation in the party entertainment?
(a) For risking money playing bridge at the party.
(b) For attending the tasteless party.
(c) For showing too much of her body at the party.
(d) For speaking to too many other men at the party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does nouveau riche mean?

2. In book 1, chapter 9, where does Lily go after her cousin's wedding ?

3. The House of Mirth take place during what period?

4. What does Lily tell Simon when he questions her presence at Lawrence's apartment building?

5. In book 1, chapter 9, what is happening at the place Lily goes after her cousin's wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. In book 1, chapter 15, what does Lily realize regarding her debt to Gus Trenor?

2. Why does Lily envy Lawrence Selden's lifestyle?

3. In book 1, chapter 1, what is the reason for Lily's reaction to Lawrence Selden's suggestion that they have tea at the popular cafe as Lily waits for her train?

4. Why doesn't Lily use the letters she acquired from Mrs. Haffen to get back at Bertha Dorset?

5. How would an objective observer describe Gerty Farish?

6. In book 2, chapter 11, what does Lily realize about herself based on Simon Rosedale's love for her?

7. Describe the steps Lily uses in book 1, chapter 2, to attract the attention of Percy Gryce while on the train to the party at Bellomont.

8. In book 1, chapter 1, why is Lawrence Selden surprised that Lily accepts his offer to have tea alone with him in his apartment?

9. In book 1, chapter 7, what does Bertha Dorset do to get back at Lily for spending Sunday afternoon with Lawrence Selden?

10. In book 1, chapter 11, what does Grace Stepney tell her aunt about Lily?

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