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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Crowds", what is the poet's gift?
(a) To be educated.
(b) To be one and all.
(c) To be an observer.
(d) To be a crowd.

2. In "A Hemisphere in Her Hair", where does the poet see "the languor of long hours"?
(a) In a park.
(b) On a divan.
(c) On her bed.
(d) In a bathtub.

3. How many devils visit the narrator of "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame"?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

4. In "The Fool and Venus", what is the man dressed like a jester doing?
(a) Drawing a picture.
(b) Staring at a statue.
(c) Performing in a park.
(d) Begging for money.

5. How does the narrator of "The Clock" describe Feline?
(a) Difficult.
(b) Pompous.
(c) Hairy.
(d) Nervous.

6. In "The Foreigner", to what is gold compared?
(a) God.
(b) Country.
(c) Money.
(d) Family.

7. In "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress", what bothers the narrator about the woman?
(a) Her sister.
(b) She is poor.
(c) Her clothes are dirty.
(d) She whines.

8. What does the narrator drop on the glazier in "The Bad Glazier"?
(a) A book.
(b) A picture frame.
(c) A brick.
(d) A flowerpot.

9. What or whom does the narrator of "The Clock" name Feline?
(a) A cat.
(b) A woman.
(c) A dog.
(d) A Chinese neighbor.

10. Why does the narrator follow the woman around all day in "The Widows"?
(a) He thinks he knows her.
(b) He is fascinated with her.
(c) She owes him money.
(d) She asks him to.

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

12. In "The Double Room", what does the narrator call the woman on the bed?
(a) Idol.
(b) Goddess.
(c) Star.
(d) Diva.

13. How does the narrator of "The Fool and Venus" describe the day?
(a) Complicated.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Wonderful.
(d) Horrible.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the poet glimpse men in "A Hemisphere in Her Hair"?

2. When the narrator wakes up in "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame", how does he feel about his interactions with the demons?

3. In "A Hemisphere in Her Hair", what color hair does the poet focus on?

4. In "The Double Room", what does the narrator describe about the room?

5. In "The Toy of the Poor", what separates the rich child from the poor?

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