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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: The Widows, The Old Mountebank & Cake.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Crowds", what does the narrator give credit to for the people who stand out in a crowd?
(a) Good education.
(b) Money.
(c) Religion.
(d) Fairies.

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

3. In "The Bad Glazier", why does the narrator's friend start a forest fire?
(a) Because he falls asleep while smoking a cigar.
(b) It is an accident.
(c) To see how quickly it spread.
(d) To frighten his wife.

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

5. In "A Joker", why does the man stop when he sees the donkey?
(a) Because the donkey looks hurt.
(b) Because he is afraid of the donkey.
(c) To try to ride on the donkey.
(d) To wish the donkey well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator ask the men in "To Each His Chimera"?

2. In "The Widows", what do the poor do with their grief?

3. What does the strange man call "cake" in "Cake"?

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

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

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