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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12: The Favors of the Moon, Which is the Real One?, A Thoroughbred & The Mirror.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 frighten his wife.
(d) To see how quickly it spread.

2. Where do the men leave in the beginning of "Counterfeit Money"?
(a) A tobacco shop.
(b) A town hall.
(c) A church.
(d) An inn.

3. How is "The Foreigner" organized?
(a) As a series of questions.
(b) As a letter.
(c) In alphabetical order.
(d) In chronological order.

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

5. What does the baby boy do when he sees the old woman in "The Old Woman's Despair"?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He crawls away.
(c) He cries.
(d) He falls asleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do most of the passengers on the boat in "Already!" say when they see land?

2. How does the narrator know the man he meets in "The Generous Gambler"?

3. Why does the man throw a chicken in "Evening Twilight"?

4. How does the narrator of "The Fool and Venus" describe the day?

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

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