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

2. What does the poet say is negative in the Moon's interactions with children in "The Favors of the Moon"?
(a) It breaks the laws of science.
(b) It is unfair to others.
(c) It creates lunatics.
(d) It causes ill health.

3. Because of the Moon's actions in "The Favors of the Moon", what happens to the child's skin?
(a) It starts to sparkle.
(b) It has a yellow tint.
(c) It is covered with freckles.
(d) It becomes pale.

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

5. When Dorothy goes to the shore in "Beautiful Dorothy", what does the narrator wonder?
(a) If she is meeting someone.
(b) If she is going swimming.
(c) If she is wasting time.
(d) If she is lonely.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress", what bothers the narrator about the woman?

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

3. How does the narrator of "Which is the Real One?" sink into the ground?

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

5. How does the poet describe the words "multitude" and "solitude" in "Crowds"?

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