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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 does the note that Lily finds next to her bedside from Lawrence Selden say ?
(a) He wants to see her the next day.
(b) He tells her that he loves her.
(c) He reveals that he knows about her financial arrangement with Gus Trenor.
(d) He tells her that he has proposed to Gerty Farish.

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

3. Who interrupts Lily's flirtations with Percy on the train?
(a) Mrs. George Dorset.
(b) Mr. Simon Rosedale.
(c) Miss Gerty Farish.
(d) Mrs. Edith Wharton.

4. What does Lily intend to do with the letters she acquired from Mrs. Haffen, Lawrence Selden's cleaning lady?
(a) Give them to Gerty Farish for safekeeping.
(b) Give them back to Lawrence Selden..
(c) Burn them.
(d) Hide them.

5. Where does The House of Mirth take place?
(a) Boston, Massachusetts.
(b) New York City, New York.
(c) Paris, France.
(d) London, England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Gerty Farish?

2. How does Lawrence feel about Lily's reaction to his suggestion that they have tea at a popular cafe?

3. Whom did the hostess of the party promise Mrs. George Dorset would be at the party?

4. In book 1, chapter 7, who meets Lily when she returns from her walk with Lawrence Selden ?

5. What does Lily want from Lawrence at the beginning of the story?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Lily believe it would be better to marry Simon Rosedale instead of George Dorset?

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

5. Explain the attitudes of Lily's family members in relation to her social standing and inheritance from her aunt.

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

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

8. In book 1, chapter 10, why does Lily continue her arrangement with Gus Trenor?

9. At the end of the story, what helps Lawrence Selden understand Lily's financial arrangement with Gus Trenor?

10. Describe Lily's new social circle, introduced to her by Carry Fischer in book 2, chapter 5.

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