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

2. In "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress", what does the narrator describe as being in an iron cage?
(a) Himself.
(b) A hairy monster.
(c) Faith and beauty.
(d) All women.

3. Of whom does the she-devil in "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame" remind the narrator?
(a) A woman in the pubs.
(b) Something gone bad.
(c) His mother.
(d) A snake.

4. In "The Old Woman's Despair", why does the woman visit the baby?
(a) To bring him joy.
(b) To feel less lonely.
(c) To make sure the mother is ok.
(d) To bless him.

5. In "The Double Room", what wakes the narrator from his dream?
(a) The rising sun.
(b) A knock.
(c) A clap of thunder.
(d) A woman yelling.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Double Room", what does the narrator call the woman on the bed?

2. In "The Old Woman's Despair", to what does the old woman compare herself?

3. In "The Old Mountebank", how do the merchants try to get the customers' attention?

4. How many devils visit the narrator of "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame"?

5. What does the narrator drop on the glazier in "The Bad Glazier"?

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