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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. How is the woman as a painting subject described in "The Desire to Paint"?
(a) A black star.
(b) A large void.
(c) A troubled face.
(d) A sleeping bear.

2. How does the man lose his halo in "Loss of a Halo"?
(a) He sold it.
(b) From running across the street.
(c) During a fight.
(d) He never had one.

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

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

5. What season is it in "Vocations"?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Mademoiselle Bistouri", what does the woman have hanging on her walls?

2. In "Beautiful Dorothy", why is Dorothy saving money?

3. How does the narrator know the man he meets in "The Generous Gambler"?

4. What does the poet say is negative in the Moon's interactions with children in "The Favors of the Moon"?

5. Where are the men in "Portraits of Mistresses"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Fancioulle work to save his life in "A Heroic Death"?

2. How does the man feel when he discovers his friend has counterfeit coins in "Counterfeit Money"?

3. In "Loss of a Halo", what does the man say about losing his halo?

4. What does the Devil promise the narrator of "The Generous Gambler"?

5. Why is the woman in "The Desire to Paint" difficult to paint?

6. What are some of the complaints the men in "Portraits of Mistresses" have about their mistresses?

7. How does the journalist in "Solitude" feel about solitude?

8. What is life like on the ship in "Already!"

9. What happens when the artist takes in the boy in "The Rope"?

10. In "A Heroic Death", why is Fancioulle's life at risk?

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