The Portable Dorothy Parker Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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The Portable Dorothy Parker Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sight causes Hazel to lose her high spirits as she is on her way to meet Art?
(a) An emaciated child begging on the street corner.
(b) A mangy dog shivering behind a pile of trash.
(c) A ragged cart horse being beaten by its driver.
(d) A drunken old man stumbling along the street.

2. In the poem "Paths," with whom does the narrator walk?
(a) Peace, Solace, and Serenity.
(b) Sorrow, Anger, and Bitterness.
(c) Grief, Peace, and Love.
(d) Death, Grief, and Lonliness.

3. In "Light of Love," which lover knows the narrator best?
(a) Death.
(b) Pride.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Joy.

4. How do both Mrs. Weldon and Mr. Weldon feel about their apartment?
(a) Mrs. Weldon likes the apartment, but Mr. Weldon dislikes it.
(b) Mr. Weldon likes the apartment, but Mrs. Weldon dislikes it.
(c) Both like the apartment, but they assume that the other dislikes it.
(d) Both dislike the apartment, but they assume that the other likes it.

5. According to the poem "Fighting Words," what would cause the narrator to desert her lover?
(a) If he mocks her for being too fond of him.
(b) If he criticizes her poetry.
(c) If he admires another woman.
(d) If he accuses her of being sullen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which historical figure keeps intruding upon the narrator's thoughts?

2. In the poem "Epitaph," how many times does the narrator die?

3. What message does the poem "Men" convey?

4. What does Hazel do with Mrs. Martin?

5. What excuse does the narrator suggest would have been better to explain Mona's "illness"?

(see the answer key)

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