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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10: The Rope, Vocations, The Thyrsus & Get Yourself Drunk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Widows", what do the poor do with their grief?
(a) They express it aloud.
(b) They turn it into art.
(c) They use it to avoid paying bills.
(d) They try to hide it.

2. How does the fairy feel about the tradesman at the end of "The Fairies' Gifts"?
(a) She is in awe of him.
(b) She is frightened of him.
(c) She is upset with him.
(d) She is confused by him.

3. In "The Generous Gambler", what does the narrator lose to the man?
(a) A horse.
(b) His soul.
(c) The keys to his house.
(d) Half his money.

4. In "The Thyrsus", what does the poet say covers the thyrsus?
(a) Gold.
(b) Ribbons.
(c) Rope.
(d) Flowers.

5. In "The Old Mountebank", how do the merchants try to get the customers' attention?
(a) They throw things at them.
(b) With free samples.
(c) They yell.
(d) With colorful signs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Crowds", what is the poet's gift?

2. In "The Dog and The Vial", what does the narrator say the dog resembles?

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

4. Who chooses the gifts the children receive in "The Fairies' Gifts"?

5. How many boys meet to talk in "Vocations"?

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