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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: The Fairies' Gifts, The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame & Evening Twilight.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "A Hemisphere in Her Hair", what color hair does the poet focus on?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Red.

3. What season does the poet reflect upon in "The Artist's Confiteor"?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

4. How does the narrator describe the dog after he smells the perfume in "The Dog and the Vial"?
(a) Smelly.
(b) Admirable.
(c) Miserable.
(d) Ill tempered.

5. How does the tradesman react to his child's gift in "The Fairies' Gifts"?
(a) He laughs at it.
(b) He tries to pay the fairy.
(c) He demands a better gift.
(d) He wants the fairy to explain it to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the poet describe the words "multitude" and "solitude" in "Crowds"?

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

3. What does the poor child play with in "The Toy of the Poor"?

4. In "The Fool and Venus", at what or where does the narrator notice Venus staring?

5. What do the men say to the narrator when he asks them questions in "To Each His Chimera"?

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