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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 "A Heroic Death", what job does Fancioulle have?
(a) Cook.
(b) Jester.
(c) Butler.
(d) Driver.

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

3. In "The Widows", who does the narrator say visits public parks?
(a) Women who can no longer think.
(b) Men who long for nature.
(c) Children who need to breathe free.
(d) People who are crippled by life.

4. Why does the artist in "The Artist's Confiteor" decide he cannot describe nature?
(a) Because he has a limited vocabulary.
(b) Because it is too great.
(c) Because he hates it.
(d) Because he is blind.

5. What gift does the fairy give the tradesman's child in "The Fairies' Gifts"?
(a) The power to love.
(b) The power to please.
(c) The gift of health.
(d) The gift of wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the mountebank in "The Old Mountebank"?

2. How does the fairy feel about the tradesman at the end of "The Fairies' Gifts"?

3. In "The Generous Gambler", what do the people in the sanctuary look like?

4. Why does the narrator not go to speak to the mountebank about his wares in "The Old Mountebank"?

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

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