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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator suggest people should buy toys in "The Toy of the Poor"?
(a) To give to unknown children.
(b) To keep the economy moving.
(c) To encourage more people to play.
(d) To learn to invent toys.

3. Why do the fairies in "The Fairies' Gifts" have to work quickly?
(a) They will lose their powers if they slow down.
(b) The children they work with age quickly.
(c) They have a time limit.
(d) They naturally move fast.

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

5. Where does the poet glimpse men in "A Hemisphere in Her Hair"?
(a) A school.
(b) A port.
(c) Market.
(d) Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Hemisphere in Her Hair", where does the poet see "the languor of long hours"?

2. In "The Foreigner", what does Baudelaire say about his father?

3. In "The Widows", who does the narrator say visits public parks?

4. In "The Clock", how do the Chinese tell time using cats?

5. What word does Baudelaire use to describe clouds in "The Foreigner"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator of "The Old Mountebank" feel about the mountebank?

2. What are some of the things the narrator is upset with in "At One in the Morning"?

3. What are the fairies doing in "The Fairies' Gifts"?

4. In "The Old Woman's Despair", how does the old woman feel after visiting the baby?

5. How does the narrator of "The Toy of the Poor" say poor children are similar to rich children?

6. In "The Widows", what does the narrator see when he follows the woman?

7. In "A Joker", what does the narrator think about while watching the man and the donkey?

8. Why does the narrator threaten to throw the woman out in "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress"?

9. What happens when the dog smells perfume in "The Dog and The Vial"?

10. What happens after the glazier leaves the man's room in "The Bad Glazier"?

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