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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 - 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "I and My Chimney," what is the narrator's wife's maxim?
(a) Whatever is, is right.
(b) Whatever.
(c) Whatever is, is wrong and must be altered.
(d) Whatever is not, is not.

2. Who finally persuaded the narrator of "I and My Chimney" to knock a few feet off the chimney?
(a) His neighbor.
(b) His daughters.
(c) His wife.
(d) His mortgage holder

3. What does the narrator's wife think of his apprehension about the apple-tree table?
(a) She thinks he is drunk.
(b) She thinks he is crazy.
(c) She thinks he is trying to frighten her.
(d) She thinks he is making it up.

4. Why is it hard to see the mill when coming upon it?
(a) The mill is painted to camouflage the entrance.
(b) The mill is hidden in a cave.
(c) The mill's entrance is disguised by branches.
(d) The whole landscape is white.

5. Why does the narrator of "I and My Chimney" decide never to leave home?
(a) He is standing guard over the chimney.
(b) He is "sour and unsocial."
(c) He is busy rebuilding the house.
(d) His wife won't permit it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the maids work to produce?

2. What is the attitude of the bachelors in the Temple toward pain and trouble?

3. What does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" believe the rooster's crow is saying?

4. What does the narrator in "The Fiddler" do with his manuscripts?

5. Where do "'Gees" come from?

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