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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lily treat her new friends, the Gormers?
(a) She treasures them.
(b) She ridicules them to others.
(c) She uses them.
(d) She avoids them as much as possible.

2. In book 1, chapter 1, what concerns Lawrence Selden and Lord Hubert Dacey about Lily?
(a) Her financial situation.
(b) Her moral health.
(c) Her future husband.
(d) Her travel plans.

3. What does Lily do because she doesn't have a job?
(a) She sits in her shabby room and stares out the window.
(b) She takes walks.
(c) She volunteers at a soup kitchen.
(d) She visits the friends in her new social circle.

4. What does Lily tell her aunt the debt is for?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Gambling.
(c) A vacation.
(d) Entertainment.

5. How does Lily respond to what Simon Rosedale suggests she do with the letters she purchased from Lawrence Selden's cleaning woman?
(a) She agrees that it is a good idea.
(b) She becomes angry and walks away from Simon Rosedale.
(c) She refuses to consider his idea.
(d) She laughs at the idea.

6. What happens in book 1, chapter 15, as Lily is about to accept Simon Rosedale's marriage proposal?
(a) She accepts an invitation from the Dorsets to cruise the Mediterranean.
(b) Lily's aunt discovers the truth about Lily's debt and asks her to leave the house.
(c) Drunk, Gus Trenor shows up at Lily's door.
(d) Lawrence Selden proposes to Lily.

7. What does Simon Rosedale think about Lily's reaction to his suggestion of what she should do with the letters she purchased from Lawrence Selden's cleaning woman?
(a) He thinks she is tired of dealing with the situation.
(b) He thinks it is because she still wants the Dorsets as friends.
(c) He thinks it is because she doesn't trust Simon Rosedale.
(d) He thinks it is because she loves Lawrence Selden.

8. How does Lily fare at her new job?
(a) She learns quickly and does well.
(b) She takes a long time to learn and outperforms even those who have been doing the job for years.
(c) She is terrible at it.
(d) She takes a long time to learn but still does poorly.

9. What is Lily exposed to as a result of her new position?
(a) A new social circle.
(b) New opportunities to acquire wealth.
(c) A very low class of acquaintances.
(d) Job responsibilites that she cannot perform.

10. Who convinces Lily to marry Simon Rosedale?
(a) Bertha Dorset.
(b) George Dorset.
(c) Carry Fischer.
(d) Mrs. Gormer.

11. According to Bertha's lover Ned Silverton, what issue is causing problems between Bertha and Lily?
(a) George Dorset is in love with Lily.
(b) Bertha is still angry at Lily for keeping Lawrence Selden from her.
(c) Lily doesn't include Bertha in her activities with her friends in her social circle.
(d) Lily is in love with Ned Silverton.

12. What does George Dorset decide to do after Lily finds him upset on her way back to the yacht?
(a) Ask Gus Trenor for a loan.
(b) Speak to Lawrence Selden.
(c) Send Lily back to New York.
(d) Speak to Bertha.

13. In book 2, chapter 6, why does George Dorset apologize to Lily while at the Gormers ?
(a) Repeatedly asking Lily to marry him.
(b) Bertha Dorset's behavior toward her.
(c) Wanting to divorce Bertha.
(d) Helping to oust her from her social circle.

14. What happens to Lily because of a scandal involving Mrs. Hatch, her employer?
(a) Lily is without a job and a place to stay.
(b) Lily asks for help from Lawrence Selden.
(c) Lily must leave the city.
(d) Lily must consider taking a job as a cleaning woman in an orphanage.

15. What does Lily intend to do with her inheritance from her aunt?
(a) Donate it to Gerty Farish's charity for poor women.
(b) Buy her way into a higher social circle.
(c) Repay Gus Trenor.
(d) Buy her own yacht.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lily feel when she wakes up on the Dorset's yacht the morning after she sees Lawrence Selden in Nice?

2. At lunch in Monte Carlo, how does Lawrence Selden feel after his discussion about Lily with Carry Fischer ?

3. In book 2, chapter 3, how does Bertha betray Lily at the end of the dinner party ?

4. On what terms does Lily want to part with Simon Rosedale in book 2, chapter 7?

5. Why is George Dorset at the Gormer's home at the same time Lily was there?

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