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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. The "voice" in the second part of "Portrait of a Lady" says that her auditor, the poem's speaker, has no what?
(a) Elysian hope.
(b) Achilles' heel.
(c) Petrarchan mind.
(d) Winged foot.

2. Where are "they" rattling breakfast plates in "Morning at the Window"?
(a) Ancient cupboards.
(b) Basement kitchens.
(c) Oaken tables.
(d) Dining halls.

3. What does the poem's speaker ask if he has the right to do at the very end of "Portrait of a Lady"?
(a) Smile.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Weep.
(d) Die.

4. What does the speaker of the poem in the "Boston Evening Transcript" do after mounting the steps?
(a) Shed a tear.
(b) Ring the bell.
(c) Sigh quietly.
(d) Run back down.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the second part of the "Preludes", the speaker says that the morning comes to consciousness with faint smells of what?

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

3. The speaker says that the readers of the "Boston Evening Transcript" sway "in the wind like a field of" what?

4. What in "Morning at the Window" "hovers in the air" and "vanishes along the level of the roofs"?

5. How many servants did "Aunt Helen" have?

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