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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's friend start a forest fire?
(a) Because he falls asleep while smoking a cigar.
(b) It is an accident.
(c) To frighten his wife.
(d) To see how quickly it spread.

2. At the end of "Plans", what does the man say about planning?
(a) It is not for him.
(b) It is a joy.
(c) It is difficult work.
(d) It is funny.

3. What makes the man in "Plans" think about a cabin?
(a) A river.
(b) A forest.
(c) His mother.
(d) A painting.

4. In "Beautiful Dorothy", why is Dorothy saving money?
(a) To buy back her sister.
(b) To move to Paris.
(c) To attract a husband.
(d) To go on vacation.

5. In "Which is the Real One?", what does the first beautiful woman's casket look like?
(a) A basket.
(b) A shiny dome.
(c) A couch.
(d) A treasure chest.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress", what does the narrator describe as being in an iron cage?

2. How is the thoroughbred described in "A Thoroughbred"?

3. In "Solitude", what does the journalist ask the poet about sharing?

4. Why does the narrator of "The Mirror" question the man looking into a mirror?

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

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