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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Short Stories : Chapter 9, A Gentle Spirit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' have to lure the girl to do?
(a) Take lower prices.
(b) Have conversation.
(c) Come around more often.
(d) Call him by his first name.

2. What does the Rag compare his timidity to?
(a) A turtle's.
(b) A bird's.
(c) A bunny's.
(d) A kitten's.

3. How does the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' describe the girl's soul?
(a) Comely.
(b) Meek.
(c) Lowly.
(d) Gentle.

4. How old is the child in 'A Little Hero'?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 9.

5. How does the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit' say her employers treat her?
(a) Pityingly.
(b) Kindly.
(c) Unconsciously.
(d) Badly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What attribute does the narrator of 'Polzunkov' say will do a man well?

2. What did the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' do when he first men the girl?

3. What is the boy told to do the morning after the party?

4. How long was 'Polzunkov'?

5. How does the boy express his affections to an older woman?

(see the answer key)

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