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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. Who decides to give a party around the holidays?
(a) Gus Trenor.
(b) Lily.
(c) Simon Rosedale.
(d) Lily's aunt.

2. What does Gus Trenor want Lily to do now that he is a successful investor?
(a) He wants Lily to work for him as his secretary.
(b) He wants Lily to tell Mrs. Trenor that he wants a divorce.
(c) He wants Lily to give him more money.
(d) He wants Lily to spend more time with him.

3. What does Mrs. Trenor ask Lily to do in book 1, chapter 4?
(a) Leave the party and return home immediately.
(b) Take over her duties as hostess.
(c) Introduce her to Percy Gryce.
(d) Secretarial tasks.

4. In book 1, chapter 9, what is happening at the place Lily goes after her cousin's wedding?
(a) A prayer service.
(b) A party.
(c) Cleaning day.
(d) Arrival of an important member of Lily's social circle.

5. In book 1, chapter 5, what does Lily purposefully interrupt on Sunday morning?
(a) The church service which Percy Gryce is attending.
(b) A chat between Lawrence Selden and Bertha Dorset.
(c) A chat between Percy Gryce and Mrs. Trenor.
(d) A business meeting between Gus Trenor and Simon Rosedale.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Judy Trenor?

2. Why does Lily go to Gerty Farish's apartment after her confrontation with Gus Trenor at his house?

3. What does Gerty Farish tell Lily about Percy Gryce?

4. Who appears at the party at Bellomont at the end of the third day?

5. Why does Mrs. Trenor ask Lily, instead of Carry Fischer, to go to the train station to pick up her husband ?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. While dining in Monte Carlo, what does Carry Fischer criticize Lily about to Lawrence Selden ?

3. What does Gerty Farish think will happen between her and Lawrence Selden because of their friendship for Lily?

4. Compare Lawrence Selden's feelings about women with Lily's feelings about women.

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

6. In book 1, chapter 12, what is the status of the relationship between Lily and Lawrence Selden?

7. What are Nettie Struther's feelings toward Lily?

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. Summarize Lily's family history.

10. In book 2, chapter 7, what is Simon Rosedale's explanation to Lily for his refusal to marry her?

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