View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lily go to Gerty Farish's apartment after her confrontation with Gus Trenor at his house?
(a) She is hoping Gerty can lend her some money.
(b) She wants to donate money to Gerty's charity.
(c) She doesn't know where else to go.
(d) She is trying to hide from Gus Trenor.

2. What does Lily do when she arrives at Gerty Farish's apartment after her confrontation with Gus Trenor at his house?
(a) She has a breakdown and falls asleep in Gerty's bed.
(b) She cries hysterically and tells Gerty what happened with Gus Trenor.
(c) She stares out the window speechlessly.
(d) She calmly relates the events that occurred with Gus Trenor.

3. In book 1, chapter 6, how is Lily able to spend Sunday afternoon with Lawrence Selden rather than Percy Gryce?
(a) She asks Bertha Dorset to lie for her.
(b) She lies to Percy about having a headache.
(c) She tells Percy she needs to help Mrs. Trenor.
(d) Percy tells Lily he has a headache.

4. In book 1, chapter 6, what does Lily admit to Lawrence Selden about Percy Gryce as they walk together on Sunday afternoon ?
(a) She admits that she knows Percy feels nothing for her.
(b) She admits that Percy told her to stop smoking or he won't marry her.
(c) She admits that she proposed to Percy.
(d) Their walk was to entice Percy.

5. What is Lily's reaction when she sees Lawrence Selden while she is waiting for her train?
(a) She avoids him.
(b) She sends her companion to get him.
(c) She is happy to see him.
(d) She cries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disturbs the moment of closeness between Lawrence Selden and Lily on their walk together?

2. What is Lily wondering about the night before she intends to go to Sunday morning church services with Percy Gryce?

3. What does nouveau riche mean?

4. Where does The House of Mirth take place?

5. Who decides to give a party around the holidays?

Short Essay Questions

1. At lunch in Monte Carlo, Carry Fischer tells Lawrence Selden that a prince was about to propose to Lily, and then Lily started flirting with his stepson. What incident from book 1 is this situation similar to regarding Lawrence Selden?

2. In book 2, chapter 3, how does Lily show her characteristic poor judgment in her friendship with men, namely George Dorset?

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

4. In book 2, chapter 10, what is Lily's outlook on life now that she no longer has her social status?

5. 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.

6. In book 2, chapter 7, how does Lily view the morality of accepting money from Gus Trenor, and the morality of using the letters she acquired from Lawrence Selden's cleaning woman?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 909 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample