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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who accompanies Simon and Lily to the event ?
2. How does Lily feel when she learns that Gus Trenor told Simon Rosedale about their financial arrangement?
3. How does Gerty Farish feel when she wakes up the morning after the party and realizes she is in love with Lawrence Selden?
4. In book 1, chapter 14, what makes Gerty realize that Lawrence Selden is not in love with her?
5. What does Gerty Farish tell Lily about Percy Gryce?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why doesn't Lily use the letters she acquired from Mrs. Haffen to get back at Bertha Dorset?
2. In book1, chapter 12, why is Bertha Dorset interested in renewing her friendship with Lily?
3. In book 2, chapter 5, why does Lily think Simon Rosedale will marry her for love?
4. In book 2, chapter 9, how does Lawrence Selden react when Lily reprimands him for not visiting her sooner than he did?
5. In book 1, chapter 1, why is Lawrence Selden surprised that Lily accepts his offer to have tea alone with him in his apartment?
6. Summarize Lily's family history.
7. What does Gerty Farish advise Lily to do regarding the situation in Monte Carlo?
8. In book 1, chapter 10, why does Lily donate money to the charity Gerty Farish tells her about?
9. What are Nettie Struther's feelings toward Lily?
10. Compare Lawrence Selden's feelings about women with Lily's feelings about women.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain one of the following themes as it is developed in The House of Mirth. Use examples from the story to explain your answer.
1) Lily's use of beauty as wealth and to gain wealth.
2) Lily's inability to judge what is appropriate and what is not in her relationships with men.
Essay Topic 2
What are the causes of Lily Bart's ultimate downfall? Which causes are external? Which causes are internal? Which cause had the greatest influence on Lily's downfall? Why? Was this cause an external or an internal cause?
Essay Topic 3
How does the setting of The House of Mirth influence the events of the story?
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