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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. In "The Bad Glazier", why does the narrator suppose demons take over people?
(a) Because God is not in all men.
(b) Because they cannot explain their actions.
(c) Because everyone he knows acts possessed.
(d) Because he believes people are good.

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

3. In "The Old Mountebank", what does the narrator first notice about the mountebank?
(a) His level of poverty.
(b) His smile.
(c) His tall hat.
(d) His wares for sale.

4. After the narrator wakes up in "The Double Room", what does he realize he must do?
(a) Go back to sleep.
(b) Return to work.
(c) Take a vacation.
(d) Pay bills.

5. What happens to the mountebank in "The Old Mountebank"?
(a) He is arrested.
(b) The narrator loses sight of him.
(c) He starts singing loudly.
(d) He walks into a restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Double Room", what wakes the narrator from his dream?

2. Why does the narrator follow the woman around all day in "The Widows"?

3. What does the narrator call himself in "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress"?

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

5. Why does the narrator of "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame" turn down the ability to have everything of wealth?

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