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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lily go to Gerty Farish's apartment after her confrontation with Gus Trenor at his house?
(a) She doesn't know where else to go.
(b) She is trying to hide from Gus Trenor.
(c) She is hoping Gerty can lend her some money.
(d) She wants to donate money to Gerty's charity.

2. In book 1, chapter 7, who meets Lily when she returns from her walk with Lawrence Selden ?
(a) Lawrence Selden.
(b) Percy Gryce.
(c) Bertha Dorset.
(d) Mrs. Trenor.

3. When Lily arrives at the Trenor house, what does Gus Trenor first tell Lily about Mrs. Trenor?
(a) Mrs. Trenor is visiting friends out of town.
(b) Mrs. Trenor is angry with Lily.
(c) Mrs. Trenor is ill upstairs.
(d) Mrs. Trenor wants a divorce.

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

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

6. What is the result of Gus's violence toward Lily?
(a) He pushes Lily down a flight of stairs.
(b) He is arrested.
(c) He orders Lily to leave the house.
(d) He discontinues his finanacial support.

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

8. Why does Lawrence Selden call Lily a coward during their walk?
(a) She is afraid to ask Gus Trenor for a loan.
(b) She says it would be risky for her to marry him.
(c) She lied to Percy about having a headache.
(d) She won't tell Bertha Dorset what she really thinks of her.

9. While Lily and Lawrence Selden are walking together, what does he tell Lily about his idea of success?
(a) Success is the ability to purchase anything one desires.
(b) Success is freedom from materialism.
(c) Success is doing well in the stock market.
(d) Success is attaining all the goals one has set out to achieve.

10. Why is Grace Stepney angry about the party?
(a) The party is on the same night as another social engagement.
(b) She is not allowed to help plan the party.
(c) She is not invited to the party.
(d) She has nothing suitable to wear to the party.

11. How does Lily view the results of her activities the first night of the party?
(a) She doesn't take the possibility of a stalker seriously.
(b) She considers the possibilty of revenge by a hurt party-goer silly.
(c) She views her gambling losses as a small price to pay to remain in her social circle.
(d) She panics, worried she will be dropped from her social circle.

12. In book 1, chapter 10, why does Lily want to avoid seeing Gus Trenor?
(a) He is threatening to tell Mrs. Trenor about their financial arrangement.
(b) He is pressuring her to spend time with him.
(c) He is threatening to have her ousted from her social circle.
(d) He is pressuring Lily for more money.

13. What is Carry Fischer's job?
(a) She is an investment broker.
(b) She helps newly rich families enter high society.
(c) She is a social worker.
(d) She is a professional party-planner for the social elite.

14. What is Lily's plan for Percy Gryce whom she meets while on the train to Bellomont?
(a) Lily plans to win Percy Gryce over so he will propose marriage to her.
(b) Lily plans to ask Percy Gryce for a loan.
(c) Lily plans to be a matchmaker for Percy Gryce and Bertha Dorset.
(d) Lily plans to flirt with Percy Gryce to make Lawrence Selden jealous.

15. How does Lily spend the first night of the party at Bellomont?
(a) Playing poker.
(b) Searching for eligible bachelors.
(c) Gossiping.
(d) Playing bridge.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Lily concerned about at the beginning of chapter 2, book 1?

3. How does Lily feel when she first sees Percy Gryce at her cousin's wedding?

4. Who appears at the party at Bellomont at the end of the third day?

5. What is the result of Lily's activities the first night of the party?

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