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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. What is Gus Trenor's reaction when Lily tells him that Mrs. Trenor wants her to marry Percy Gryce?
(a) He is horrified.
(b) He tells Lily he will speak to Percy Gryce for her.
(c) He tells Lily how much money Percy Gryce makes.
(d) He is elated.

2. What is Lily's plan for Percy Gryce whom she meets while on the train to Bellomont?
(a) Lily plans to ask Percy Gryce for a loan.
(b) Lily plans to be a matchmaker for Percy Gryce and Bertha Dorset.
(c) Lily plans to flirt with Percy Gryce to make Lawrence Selden jealous.
(d) Lily plans to win Percy Gryce over so he will propose marriage to her.

3. When Lily arrives at the Trenor house, what does Gus Trenor first tell Lily about Mrs. Trenor?
(a) Mrs. Trenor is angry with Lily.
(b) Mrs. Trenor wants a divorce.
(c) Mrs. Trenor is ill upstairs.
(d) Mrs. Trenor is visiting friends out of town.

4. When do the events of chapter 14, book 1, begin?
(a) The same morning that Lily awakens to find two notes at her bedside.
(b) The morning of the party.
(c) A week after Lily's argument with Gus Trenor.
(d) The night after Lily's argument with Gus Trenor.

5. What is the result of Gus's violence toward Lily?
(a) He discontinues his finanacial support.
(b) He orders Lily to leave the house.
(c) He pushes Lily down a flight of stairs.
(d) He is arrested.

Short Answer Questions

1. In book 1, chapter 6, what does Lily admit to Lawrence Selden about Percy Gryce as they walk together on Sunday afternoon ?

2. Who is Mrs. Van Osburgh?

3. When does Lily run into Simon Rosedale?

4. What does Lily do when she arrives at Gerty Farish's apartment after her confrontation with Gus Trenor at his house?

5. How does Lily feel when she sees Lawrence Selden at her cousin's wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lily believe Gerty Farish will provide for her when she goes to Gerty's apartment after she argues with Gus Trenor?

2. In book 2, chapter 3, why is Lawrence Selden afraid for Lily's safety regarding Bertha Dorset?

3. 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?

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

5. What will Lily's marriage to Simon Rosedale mean to Lily's self-perception?

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

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

8. What is Lily's goal in attending church with Percy Gryce?

9. In book 2, chapter 8, what is the status of Lily's relationship with Gerty Farish?

10. 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?

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