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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator of "The Eyes of the Poor" remember the woman doing when she saw the poor man?
(a) She threw a coin at them.
(b) She turned her back to them.
(c) She gave the small child a toy.
(d) She had a waiter make them leave.

2. Why is the narrator of "The Firing Range and the Graveyard" criticized?
(a) For being nosey.
(b) For being ambitious.
(c) For being drunk.
(d) For being talkative.

3. In "Solitude", what does the journalist ask the poet about sharing?
(a) If he can define the word.
(b) If he feels the need to share joy.
(c) If solitude protects him from sharing.
(d) If he shares his money with the needy.

4. In "The Soup and the Clouds", how does the man's wife break his daydream?
(a) She falls asleep.
(b) She gives him soup.
(c) She calls for him.
(d) She hits him.

5. Who begins sending the artist letters after the child's death in "The Rope"?
(a) The artist's parents.
(b) The child's parents.
(c) Neighbors.
(d) Art dealers.

6. What makes the man in "Plans" think about a cabin?
(a) A river.
(b) His mother.
(c) A painting.
(d) A forest.

7. What do most of the passengers on the boat in "Already!" say when they see land?
(a) Already.
(b) It's true.
(c) What?
(d) Finally.

8. What does the poet say about being drunk in "Get Yourself Drunk"?
(a) People should always be drunk.
(b) Drinking should be reserved for the wealthy.
(c) People should avoid drinking.
(d) People need to help others get drunk.

9. How is the thoroughbred described in "A Thoroughbred"?
(a) Womanly.
(b) Proud.
(c) Strong.
(d) Sickly.

10. What does the man stop doing in "The Gallant Marksman" in order to practice shooting?
(a) Reading.
(b) Working.
(c) Singing.
(d) Traveling.

11. In "The Soup and the Clouds", what does the man call his wife?
(a) Little wonder.
(b) Little magician.
(c) Little maniac.
(d) Little fool.

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

13. In "The Port", who is described as leaving the port?
(a) The adventurous.
(b) The weary.
(c) The young.
(d) The troubled.

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

15. What is the woman's mouth compared to in "The Desire to Paint"?
(a) A cake.
(b) A cloud.
(c) A flower.
(d) A star.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the child does the Moon touch in "The Favors of the Moon"?

2. How does Baudelaire describe the thyrsus in "The Thyrsus"?

3. In "Portraits of Mistresses", what does the Prince's bastard child often say?

4. What happens when the man shoots in "The Gallant Marksman"?

5. In "Solitude", how does the journalist back up his statement that solitude is bad for men?

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