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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. How does Lily spend the first night of the party at Bellomont?

2. What does Lily intend to do with the letters she acquired from Mrs. Haffen, Lawrence Selden's cleaning lady?

3. The House of Mirth take place during what period?

4. What does the note that Lily finds next to her bedside from Lawrence Selden say ?

5. Who accompanies Simon and Lily to the event ?

Short Essay Questions

1. In book 1, chapter 11, what does Lily's aunt do after Grace Stepney talks to her about Lily?

2. In book 1, chapter 4, what is the warning Mrs. Trenor gives to Lily?

3. Lily meets and has tea with Simon Rosedale while on her way home from the chemist. What does Lily tell him?

4. What are Nettie Struther's feelings toward Lily?

5. Explain Carry Fischer's reasoning in book 2, chapter 6, for Lily to marry either George Dorset or Simon Rosedale.

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

7. What does Gerty Farish advise Lily to do regarding the situation in Monte Carlo?

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

9. 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?

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

Name the characters - other than the main character - that are important to the story. Why is each character important? What does each character represent in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Several components of quality literature include:

1) use of descriptive words

2) use of analogies, metaphors, and similes

3) an attention-grabbing beginning

4) details

5) appealing to the five senses

Is The House of Mirth is an example of quality literature? Why or why not? Give examples from the story using three of the five components of quality literature to explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses foreshadowing throughout The House of Mirth. Give three examples of what you think are the most effective uses of foreshadowing in the story, and why you think these examples are the most effective. Include in your answer what these events foreshadow.

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