This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prufrock and Other Observations (1917) - Mr. Apollinax | Analysis for Prufrock and Other Observations (1917) - Hysteria.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Prufrock say he shall wear the bottoms of his trousers?
(a) Dingy.
(b) Rolled.
(c) Shredded.
(d) Pressed.

2. Who spreads a pink and white checkered cloth over a rusty table in "Hysteria"?
(a) The speaker.
(b) The beloved of the speaker.
(c) An elderly waiter.
(d) An effete boy.

3. In "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", it is said that the women "come and go, talking of" whom?
(a) Leonardo.
(b) Michaelangelo.
(c) Raphael.
(d) Dido.

4. Under what did the poem's speaker look for Mr. Apollinax's head to roll?
(a) An automobile.
(b) A table.
(c) A chair.
(d) A broadway marquee.

5. To whom does the speaker hand a copy of the "Boston Evening Transcript"?
(a) Cousin Melville.
(b) Cousin Thomas.
(c) Cousin Harriet.
(d) Cousin Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. The speaker in "Portrait of a Lady" states that his auditor would have the "scene arrange itself" among the smoke and fog of an afternoon in what month?

2. What event is spoken of in the last line of the first part of the "Preludes"?

3. What was the last name of "Cousin Nancy"?

4. What is the last time mentioned in "Rhapsody on a Windy Night"?

5. Which two "guardians of the faith" kept watch upon the shelves?

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