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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the young man in "The Waltz" offer to do after the band stops playing?
(a) To help bandage the young woman's shin.
(b) To walk the young woman to the bus stop.
(c) To pay the band twenty dollars to play another song.
(d) To walk the young woman home.

2. What animal is described in the poem "Parable for a Certain Virgin"?
(a) A horse.
(b) A porcupine.
(c) A weasel.
(d) A sparrow.

3. Who is the one woman who hates Hobie?
(a) His mother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His ex-wife.

4. Who does the narrator say she thinks she is after three highballs?
(a) Joan of Arc.
(b) Isaac Newton.
(c) Marie Antoinette.
(d) St. Francis of Assisi.

5. What kind of horse does the narrator want to get?
(a) A cart horse.
(b) Just a little one.
(c) One with a blue eye.
(d) A black one.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Mr. Durant," how long has it been since Mr. Durant first met Rose?

2. Why hasn't Garry sent flowers to Mona?

3. How does Mimi describe her husband's visit when her friend calls?

4. What is the "rotten news" that Mimi's husband brings with him?

5. How does Herbie react when Hazel begins to drink Scotch?

(see the answer key)

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