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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Polly's last name?
(a) Day.
(b) Shay.
(c) Bray.
(d) Bay.

2. What is the name of the school that Cora attends?
(a) Nevilles.
(b) Yale.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Heinrich.

3. What is the name of Beatrice's current fiance at the beginning of the story?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Harold.
(c) Marten.
(d) Tom.

4. What day is it when the woman goes to church in "Between the Porch and the Altar"?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Tuesday.

5. What is the color of the armchair that Ella sits in while babysitting?
(a) Red.
(b) Pink.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Mrs. Ramsey's relatives is a soldier?

2. Who is suspected of poisoning Daisy and her sister's pet?

3. How does the woman feel when she gets to the altar in "Between the Porch and the Altar"?

4. What does Angelica think her life's purpose is?

5. Who teases Hannah for her hair cut?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the gift that Arthur sends to his grandmother? How does it affect her?

2. How is Hannah used as a tool between her parents?

3. How does the title, "A Summer Day", correspond to the story of Jim Littlefield?

4. How does the government play a role in "A Summer Day"?

5. How is anonymity a theme in "The Philosophy Lesson"?

6. How does the title, "The End of a Career", relate to the story?

7. Explain how the title, "Between the Porch and the Altar", relates to the plot of the story.

8. How does Ella show that she loves her horse?

9. How is the title "The Philosophy Lesson" significant to the story of Cora?

10. Why is the cemetery the best place for Emily to read?

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