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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men say to the narrator when he asks them questions in "To Each His Chimera"?
(a) They say he is too poor to talk to.
(b) They tell him to go away.
(c) They say they do not know.
(d) They laugh.

2. In "The Widows", why is the woman by the gate not allowed in the concert?
(a) Because she is poorly dressed.
(b) Because she has a child.
(c) Because she is late.
(d) Because she lacks money.

3. What gift does the fairy give the tradesman's child in "The Fairies' Gifts"?
(a) The gift of health.
(b) The power to love.
(c) The power to please.
(d) The gift of wealth.

4. In "A Joker", what does the donkey do when he sees the man?
(a) The donkey kicks his legs.
(b) The donkey trots on.
(c) The donkey goes to beg food from the man.
(d) The donkey bites him.

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

6. How does the narrator feel at the end of "Cake"?
(a) Confused.
(b) Proud.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Excited.

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

8. 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 wants the fairy to explain it to him.
(d) He demands a better gift.

9. In "The Old Woman's Despair", to what does the old woman compare herself?
(a) An empty house.
(b) A wilted flower.
(c) A scarecrow.
(d) A setting sun.

10. In "The Old Mountebank", what does the narrator first notice about the mountebank?
(a) His level of poverty.
(b) His smile.
(c) His tall hat.
(d) His wares for sale.

11. What does the narrator of "A Joker" think of his society?
(a) That it is a "splendid imbecile."
(b) That it is "growing poorer."
(c) That it is being taken over by animals.
(d) That it is "well educated."

12. Why does the artist in "The Artist's Confiteor" decide he cannot describe nature?
(a) Because he has a limited vocabulary.
(b) Because he is blind.
(c) Because he hates it.
(d) Because it is too great.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator of "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame" turn down the ability to have everything of wealth?

2. In "At One in the Morning", what allows the narrator to relax?

3. What or whom does the narrator of "The Clock" name Feline?

4. In "Crowds", what does the narrator give credit to for the people who stand out in a crowd?

5. In "The Fool and Venus", what is the man dressed like a jester doing?

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