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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Standard of Living," what is the cost of the necklace in the window?
(a) $150,000.
(b) $25,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $250,000.

2. According to the narrator, what does Edith look like?
(a) Something that would eat her young.
(b) Something that crawled out of the alley.
(c) Something that should be pulling a cart.
(d) Something that should be kept in a cage.

3. What emotion does the narrator of "Temps Perdu" feel when she sees a laurel tree in May?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Hope.
(c) Joy.
(d) Anger.

4. Where do Annabel and Midge walk on their free afternoons?
(a) Broadway.
(b) Michigan Avenue.
(c) Central Park.
(d) Fifth Avenue.

5. What does the narrator say would help Mona?
(a) Getting married and having children.
(b) Getting dressed and going out for the evening.
(c) A big bowl of chicken soup.
(d) Calling Garry up on the phone.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Mrs. Hofstadter on Josephine Street," what are the narrator and her husband looking for in a servant?

2. How long has the girl in the short story "The Last Tea" been waiting for the young man?

3. According to the poem " Two-Volume Novel," what has stopped the sun and moon from shining?

4. In the poem "False Friends," during what month does the narrator's heart heal?

5. Why does the narrator refuse to count sheep?

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