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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lily wondering about the night before she intends to go to Sunday morning church services with Percy Gryce?
(a) If she should agree to marry Simon Rosedale.
(b) If Lawrence Selden came to Bellomont to see her or Bertha Dorset.
(c) If she should really go through with her plan to win over Percy Gryce.
(d) If she should ask Gus Trenor for a loan

2. In book 1, chapter 9, what is happening at the place Lily goes after her cousin's wedding?
(a) Arrival of an important member of Lily's social circle.
(b) A party.
(c) A prayer service.
(d) Cleaning day.

3. In book 1, chapter 12, why does Gus Trenor criticize Lily after her participation in the party entertainment?
(a) For attending the tasteless party.
(b) For speaking to too many other men at the party.
(c) For risking money playing bridge at the party.
(d) For showing too much of her body at the party.

4. Why is Lily angry with herself following the meeting with Simon Rosedale as she was leaving Lawrence Selden's apartment building?
(a) She is angry becase she forgot to ask Simon Rosedale for a loan.
(b) She is angry because she didn't think quickly enough to give a satisfactory explanation for being there.
(c) She is angry because of the way she treated Simon Rosedale.
(d) She is angry for letting herself be seen talking to Simon Rosedale.

5. What does Lily realize when she discovers that Mrs. Trenor is actually at Bellomont?
(a) Mrs. Trenor suspects that Lily and Gus are having a love affair.
(b) Gus Trenor tricked Lily into seeing him alone.
(c) Mrs. Trenor has been ill for an extended period of time.
(d) Gus Trenor is going to discontinue his financial support of Lily.

6. What happens while Lily is deep in thought on Sunday morning before church?
(a) She is late for breakfast, risking her social standing.
(b) She misses spending time with Lawrence Selden and Bertha Dorset.
(c) She misses Gus Trenor whom she wanted to ask for a loan.
(d) She misses the bus to church.

7. What hobby of Percy Gryce's does Lily discuss with him while on the train to the party at Bellomont?
(a) Her busy social schedule.
(b) Americana.
(c) The stock market.
(d) Mutual acquaintances.

8. In book 1, chapter 5, what does Lily intend to do on Sunday morning?
(a) Ask Gus Trenor for a loan.
(b) Attend church with Percy Gryce.
(c) Propose to Lawrence Selden.
(d) Propose to Percy Gryce.

9. Why is Lily envious of Mrs. Bertha Dorset's flirting with Percy Gryce at the party?
(a) Lily envies Mrs. Dorset because she is attracted to Mrs. Dorset's husband.
(b) She envies the freedom of a married woman to get and discard a man without repercussions.
(c) She envies Mrs. Dorset's freedom from worry about finances.
(d) She envies the attention Percy Gryce is giving to Mrs. Dorset.

10. What is Lily's reaction when she sees Lawrence Selden while she is waiting for her train?
(a) She sends her companion to get him.
(b) She cries.
(c) She avoids him.
(d) She is happy to see him.

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

12. Who appears at the party at Bellomont at the end of the third day?
(a) Lawrence Selden.
(b) Percy Gryce.
(c) Simon Rosedale.
(d) Gus Trenor.

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

14. Who is Mrs. Van Osburgh?
(a) Lily's aunt, with whom she resides.
(b) A divorced party guest.
(c) The hostess of the party at Bellomont.
(d) A wealthy social rival of Mrs. Trenor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In book 1, chapter 10, where does Simon Rosedale invite Lily to go?

2. How does Lily feel when she learns that Gus Trenor told Simon Rosedale about their financial arrangement?

3. In book 1, chapter 5, what is Lily's initial motive for going outside after leaving the library on Sunday afternoon?

4. When do the events of chapter 14, book 1, begin?

5. What does Lily tell Simon when he questions her presence at Lawrence's apartment building?

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