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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 Wild Woman and the Little Mistress", what bothers the narrator about the woman?
(a) She is poor.
(b) Her clothes are dirty.
(c) She whines.
(d) Her sister.

2. In "Solitude", what does the journalist ask the poet about sharing?
(a) If he feels the need to share joy.
(b) If he shares his money with the needy.
(c) If solitude protects him from sharing.
(d) If he can define the word.

3. Where does the man walk in "Plans"?
(a) Through a small village.
(b) In a park.
(c) In a city.
(d) Over a bridge.

4. How is the thoroughbred described in "A Thoroughbred"?
(a) Strong.
(b) Womanly.
(c) Proud.
(d) Sickly.

5. In "The Bad Glazier", why does the narrator's friend start a forest fire?
(a) To frighten his wife.
(b) Because he falls asleep while smoking a cigar.
(c) It is an accident.
(d) To see how quickly it spread.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Crowds", what does the narrator give credit to for the people who stand out in a crowd?

2. What does the narrator of "The Eyes of the Poor" remember the woman doing when she saw the poor man?

3. In "Which is the Real One?", why are the first beautiful woman's eyes wide?

4. At the end of "Plans", what does the man say about planning?

5. In the beginning of "At One in the Morning", how does the narrator feel about his life?

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