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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. What is the last thing the speaker remembers of Mrs. Phlaccus and Professor and Mrs. Cheetah in "Mr. Apollinax"?
(a) The sound of a centaur's hoofs.
(b) A bitten macaroon.
(c) A slice of lemon.
(d) Nothing at all.

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

3. Which two "guardians of the faith" kept watch upon the shelves?
(a) Alfred and Omar.
(b) Alighieri and Spenser.
(c) Virgil and Homer.
(d) Matthew and Waldo.

4. The speaker in "Hysteria" states that he becomes involved in "her" laughter until her teeth become what?
(a) Short gasps.
(b) Accidental stars.
(c) Iron tables.
(d) Fragments of gold.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who spreads a pink and white checkered cloth over a rusty table in "Hysteria"?

2. What animal died shortly after "Aunt Helen"?

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

4. What country has Mr. Apollinax visited according to the poem of the same name?

5. What does the poem's speaker ask if he has the right to do at the very end of "Portrait of a Lady"?

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