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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. During the group ride out to the country, what type of conversation do Miss Lavish and Mr. Eager share?
(a) Dull and predictable.
(b) Noisy and confrontational.
(c) Hushed and passionate.
(d) Quiet and polite.

2. What does Lucy ask Miss Alan about the Emersons?
(a) If they are royalty.
(b) If George is single.
(c) If they are nice.
(d) If they are wealthy.

3. What does Mr. Emerson say Lucy does not have to do with George?
(a) Go on a walk with George.
(b) Hold hands with George.
(c) Dance with George.
(d) Fall in love with George.

4. What does George feel has happened that night at Piazza Signoria?
(a) "Something dangerous."
(b) "Something tremendous."
(c) "Something magical."
(d) "Something political."

5. What do George and Lucy share at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) A kiss.
(b) A ride.
(c) Water.
(d) Sandwiches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Phaeton say he wants to pick up?

2. What is the Modern woman said to want?

3. During the group ride out to the country, Lucy suggests she and George do what?

4. Why does Miss Bartlett say George cannot be trusted?

5. What does Mr. Emerson show Lucy at the church?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the second part of the novel take place and what does this location represent in terms of Lucy's womanhood?

2. What symbol in nature is used to express Lucy's emotion after her kiss with George?

3. Lucy has a nightmare in Chapter 11 and wakes up screaming. What does this symbolize?

4. Lucy is often compared to Miss Bartlett throughout the novel. After she breaks off her engagement with Cecil, in what way does she become similar to Miss Bartlett yet again?

5. Lucy reacts to the news of the Emersons moving to the neighborhood with calm. Why does Mr. Beebe showcase Lucy's reaction to Minnie, or the next generation?

6. What does it symbolize when Lucy stops playing Beethoven on the piano?

7. What are reasons Lucy gives Cecil for breaking off their engagement?

8. Why is it ironic that Cecil is the one who facilitates the Emersons' move to the villa?

9. How does Windy Corner become so popular? What does this say about high society?

10. When Phaeton is instructed to drop off Persephone, Lucy wavers between two emotions. What are they?

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