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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12: The Favors of the Moon, Which is the Real One?, A Thoroughbred & The Mirror.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Bad Glazier", why does the narrator suppose demons take over people?
(a) Because God is not in all men.
(b) Because he believes people are good.
(c) Because everyone he knows acts possessed.
(d) Because they cannot explain their actions.

2. Why does the first beautiful woman die young in "Which is the Real One?"
(a) Because of an illness.
(b) Because of an accident.
(c) Because of her beauty.
(d) Because she was beaten.

3. In "A Thoroughbred", how does the thoroughbred learn her lessons?
(a) From a man.
(b) From reality.
(c) From the stars.
(d) From no one.

4. In "The Eyes of the Poor", how many children does the narrator say the poor man had with him?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

5. What does the narrator of "The Eyes of the Poor" remember the woman doing when she saw the poor man?
(a) She threw a coin at them.
(b) She turned her back to them.
(c) She gave the small child a toy.
(d) She had a waiter make them leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet say is negative in the Moon's interactions with children in "The Favors of the Moon"?

2. In "Solitude", how does the journalist back up his statement that solitude is bad for men?

3. What part of the child does the Moon touch in "The Favors of the Moon"?

4. How does the second beautiful woman in "Which is the Real One?" feel when she sees the narrator?

5. In "The Eyes of the Poor", what does the narrator first say to the woman?

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