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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 is Mrs. Judy Trenor?
(a) Lily's aunt, with whom she resides.
(b) The hostess of the party at Bellomont.
(c) A party guest at the top of Lily's social circle.
(d) Lily's rival for Percy Gryce.

2. What is Lily's reaction when Lawrence suggests that they have tea at a popular cafe near the train station while Lily waits for her train?
(a) She declines his invitation because she is afraid she will miss her train.
(b) She immediately agrees.
(c) She becomes nervous and agitated.
(d) She says she prefers a less popular location.

3. Who accompanies Simon and Lily to the event ?
(a) Gerty Farish.
(b) Carry Fischer.
(c) Gus Trenor.
(d) Percy Gryce.

4. What is the result of Lily's activities the first night of the party?
(a) She gambles and loses most of her money.
(b) She finds the man she wishes to marry.
(c) She is banished from the party for cheating.
(d) She repeats a hurtful rumor.

5. What does Mrs. Trenor tell Lily after Bertha Dorset talks to Percy Gryce about her?
(a) Mrs. Trenor tells Lily to forget about Percy Gryce.
(b) Mrs. Trenor tells Lily to confront Bertha Dorset.
(c) Mrs. Trenor tells Lily what Bertha Dorset said about her.
(d) Mrs. Trenor tells Lily to ignore Bertha Dorset.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lily arrives at the Trenor house, what does Gus Trenor first tell Lily about Mrs. Trenor?

2. How does Lily acquire letters found by Mrs. Haffen, Lawrence Selden's cleaning lady?

3. In book 1, chapter 8, what does Gus Trenor do with Lily's money?

4. How does the situation at the place where Lily goes after her cousin's wedding affect her mood?

5. What does the note that Lily finds next to her bedside from Judy Trenor say ?

Short Essay Questions

1. In book 1, chapter 13, how does Lily feel when Gus Trenor reveals his true intentions toward her?

2. In book 2, chapter 9, how does Lawrence Selden react when Lily reprimands him for not visiting her sooner than he did?

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. In book 2, chapter 11, what does Lily decide to do when she wakes up the morning after Simon Rosedale makes his offer to her?

5. 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?

6. Explain Lily's reaction to Nettie Struther's living conditions.

7. Why does Mrs. Haffen, Lawrence Selden's cleaning lady, think that Lily would want the letters she found while cleaning Lawrence Selden's apartment?

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

9. After Bertha has betrays Lily, how does Lawrence Selden feel toward Lily?

10. In book 1, chapter 8, how does Lily describe Gerty Farish?

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