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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 Toy of the Poor", what separates the rich child from the poor?
(a) A hedge.
(b) A gate.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A set of train tracks.

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

3. What does the dog do after smelling the perfume in "The Dog and The Vial"?
(a) He licks the vial.
(b) He chases his tail.
(c) He barks.
(d) He howls.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the dog after he smells the perfume in "The Dog and the Vial"?

2. Why does the narrator suggest people should buy toys in "The Toy of the Poor"?

3. What does the hair feel like in "A Hemisphere in Her Hair"?

4. How does the narrator feel at the end of "Cake"?

5. Why does the narrator feel sympathy for the man dressed as a jester in "The Fool and Venus"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the poet say about the Chinese in "The Clock"?

2. What makes the narrator change his mind about the setting in "Cake"?

3. What does the narrator see in the jester's eyes in "The Fool and Venus"?

4. What makes the narrator pity the man in "The Fool and Venus"?

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

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

7. In "A Hemisphere in Her Hair", what can be seen in black hair?

8. In "The Double Room", what does the narrator dream about?

9. What does the narrator say about the concert in "The Widows"?

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

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