House of Mirth:
Book One
Book One
Gus and Judy Trenor live in this house where the upper-class social elite of New York often gather.
Where is Bellomont?
This person, who works as a guide to high society for emerging socialites, greatly treasures her daughter.
Who is Carrie Fisher?
A teenage Janie has her revelations underneath this variety of tree at Nanny’s place.
What is a pear tree?
Pangloss has a favorite justification for the events occurring in the world.
What is “sufficient reason”?
A figure of speech giving human attributes to an animal, object, or idea.
What is personification?
Lawrence Selden lives in this apartment building, which is owned by Rosedale.
What is The Benedick?
Lawrence Selden warns Lily to terminate her employment with this person for fear of entering a scandal.
Who is Norma Hatch?
After surviving the flood, Tea Cake eventually dies because of the effects of this illness.
What is rabies?
Voltaire ridicules four main groups of people throughout the story: Aristocrats, Optimists, Religious Figures, and this.
What is the Military?
A figure of speech that makes a non-literal comparison of unlike things.
What is a metaphor?
Lily’s manacle bracelet that chains her to her fate is made of this gemstone.
What is sapphire?
Lily meets this person whom she once helped and visits her home.
Who is Nettie?
Their Eyes Were Watching God is a “frame story,” in which Janie tells this character about her life and adventures.
Who is Pheoby (Watson)?
Pangloss contracts syphilis from this character while at Thunder Ten-Tronckh.
Who is Pacquette?
A poem in which organizational elements such as length or pattern are prescribed by tradition. Ex: the sonnet, haiku, limerick, etc.
What is a fixed-form poem?
Lily and Selden talk about freedom, he mentions a land that Lily cannot enter.
What is the republic of the spirit?
Lily imitates this painting during the display at the Welly Brys’ party.
What is the Portrait of Mrs. Lloyd?
Janie and Tea Cake leave Eatonville to go to this place.
Where are the Everglades (Lake Okeechobee)?
Candide is conscripted to this army at the beginning of the story.
What is the Bulgar army?
Smoothness or pleasantness in the sound of words, often achieved through assonance.
What is euphony?
Despite Lily’s attempts to woo him, Percy Gryce ends up getting married to this character.
Who is Evie Van Osburgh?
At the beginning of the second book, Lily embarks on a voyage with the Dorsets on this ship.
What is The Sabrina?
Before changing his name, Tea Cake was known by this name.
Who is Vergible Woods?
After lying down to sleep in the woods, Cacombo and Candide were almost eaten by this group of people.
Who are the Oreillons?
Roughness or harshness in the sound of words, often achieved through consonant sounds.
What is cacophony?