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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 "Seventh Street".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Carma described?
(a) Passionate.
(b) Angry.
(c) Lively.
(d) Strong.

2. How many sons did Becky have?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) None.
(d) 3.

3. What information does a towns person divulge to the narrator upon first sight of Fern?
(a) That she is promiscuous.
(b) Her line of work.
(c) That she is loved by many.
(d) Only her name.

4. Why did Carma take a lover?
(a) She wanted attention.
(b) She was bored.
(c) She hated Bane.
(d) She didn't take a lover.

5. What happens to the speaker and Fern when they are together in the cornfield?
(a) Fern faints and begins to convulse.
(b) Fern begins to undress.
(c) The speaker attacks Fern as the townspeople look on.
(d) They make love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which law is referenced as affecting Seventh Street?

2. How did the townspeople know that Becky was alive?

3. What does the author visually contrast with the whitewashed streets of Washington in "Seventh Street"?

4. Who does the narrator blame for the end of Carma's story?

5. How does Esther think that men feel about her?

(see the answer key)

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