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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9: A Heroic Death, Counterfeit Money & The Generous Gambler.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the strange man call "cake" in "Cake"?
(a) A piece of bread.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) A slice of pie.
(d) A cake.

2. What does the narrator of "A Joker" think of his society?
(a) That it is a "splendid imbecile."
(b) That it is being taken over by animals.
(c) That it is "growing poorer."
(d) That it is "well educated."

3. How many devils visit the narrator of "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame"?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

4. How is Fancioulle's moment of death described by the poet in "A Heroic Death"?
(a) As a mistake.
(b) As a dark time.
(c) As his greatest moment.
(d) As a passing moment.

5. What does the narrator of "The Generous Gambler" do after the Devil promises him many things?
(a) He wakes up.
(b) He prays to God.
(c) He asks to go with the Devil.
(d) He laughs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Bad Glazier", why does the narrator's friend start a forest fire?

2. How does the man in "Counterfeit Money" learn that his friend has counterfeit coins?

3. After the narrator wakes up in "The Double Room", what does he realize he must do?

4. In "The Widows", who does the narrator say visits public parks?

5. Of whom does the she-devil in "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame" remind the narrator?

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