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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. How does Lily acquire letters found by Mrs. Haffen, Lawrence Selden's cleaning lady?
(a) Mrs. Haffen leaves them outside Lily's door.
(b) Mrs. Haffen sells the letters to Lily.
(c) After Mrs. Haffen finds them, she gives them to Lawrence Selden, who gives them to Lily.
(d) Lily finds them in Mrs. Haffen's cleaning supplies.

2. In book 1, chapter 5, what does Lily purposefully interrupt on Sunday morning?
(a) A business meeting between Gus Trenor and Simon Rosedale.
(b) A chat between Lawrence Selden and Bertha Dorset.
(c) A chat between Percy Gryce and Mrs. Trenor.
(d) The church service which Percy Gryce is attending.

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

4. Why does Mrs. Trenor ask Lily, instead of Carry Fischer, to go to the train station to pick up her husband ?
(a) Carry Fischer has a questionable reputation.
(b) Carry Fischer always asks Gus Trenor for money.
(c) Gus specifically requests that Lily pick him up at the train station.
(d) Carry Fischer is too flirtatious.

5. 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 is happy to see him.
(c) She avoids him.
(d) She cries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lily hope will develop from the time she spent with Percy Gryce on the train to the party?

2. What problem might Lily have as shown by the results of her activities the first night of the party?

3. Why must Lily comply with Mrs. Trenor's request in book 1, chapter 4?

4. Why does Lily join a party with Carry Fischer and another couple in the Adirondacks?

5. Why does Lily go to Gerty Farish's apartment after her confrontation with Gus Trenor at his house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lily believe it would be better to marry Simon Rosedale instead of George Dorset?

2. In book 1, chapter 10, why does Lily continue her arrangement with Gus Trenor?

3. Even though Lily is in love with Lawrence Selden,why does she fight her feelings for him?

4. Describe the steps Lily uses in book 1, chapter 2, to attract the attention of Percy Gryce while on the train to the party at Bellomont.

5. In book 2, chapter 5, why does Lily think Simon Rosedale will marry her for love?

6. In book 1, chapter 15, what does Lily realize regarding her debt to Gus Trenor?

7. In book 2, chapter 3, why is Lawrence Selden afraid for Lily's safety regarding Bertha Dorset?

8. How does Lily deceive herself regarding her motives toward Percy Gryce and Lawrence Selden?

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

10. In book 1, chapter 13, how does Lily feel when Gus Trenor reveals his true intentions toward her?

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