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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. In "The Old Mountebank", what does the narrator first notice about the mountebank?
(a) His smile.
(b) His wares for sale.
(c) His level of poverty.
(d) His tall hat.

2. Of whom does the she-devil in "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame" remind the narrator?
(a) His mother.
(b) Something gone bad.
(c) A snake.
(d) A woman in the pubs.

3. Why does the narrator of "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame" turn down the ability to have everything of wealth?
(a) Because he is happy with what he has.
(b) Because he wants a better offer.
(c) Because he does not trust the demon.
(d) Because he does not enjoy making other miserable.

4. In "The Bad Glazier", why does the narrator's friend start a forest fire?
(a) It is an accident.
(b) To see how quickly it spread.
(c) Because he falls asleep while smoking a cigar.
(d) To frighten his wife.

5. In "A Joker", what does the donkey do when he sees the man?
(a) The donkey trots on.
(b) The donkey kicks his legs.
(c) The donkey goes to beg food from the man.
(d) The donkey bites him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men say to the narrator when he asks them questions in "To Each His Chimera"?

2. In "The Double Room", what wakes the narrator from his dream?

3. In "At One in the Morning", what allows the narrator to relax?

4. In "A Joker", why does the man stop when he sees the donkey?

5. In "A Hemisphere in Her Hair", what color hair does the poet focus on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the dog smells perfume in "The Dog and The Vial"?

2. What makes the narrator pity the man in "The Fool and Venus"?

3. In "The Artist's Confiteor", why is the artist upset?

4. In "A Joker", what does the narrator think about while watching the man and the donkey?

5. What makes the narrator change his mind about the setting in "Cake"?

6. Why does the narrator threaten to throw the woman out in "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress"?

7. In "The Widows", what does the narrator see when he follows the woman?

8. In "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame", what is the narrator tempted with?

9. What does the narrator say about the concert in "The Widows"?

10. Why does the fairy become upset with the tradesman in "The Fairies' Gift"?

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