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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Reginald in Russia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the condemned man fall in love with?
(a) A neighbor's daughter.
(b) The local doctor's wife.
(c) A neighbor's wife.
(d) A madame of a brothel.

2. What does Reginald state is the reason that his aunt "adopted" him?
(a) He was a decorative sorrow.
(b) He needed a leader.
(c) He was left by his parents.
(d) He was lost.

3. Over how many countries is the condemned man sought?
(a) 25.
(b) 13.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

4. Who does "the Other" quote, in "Reginald's Peace Poem", when they stated "I agree with you"?
(a) Longfellow.
(b) Keats.
(c) Ginsberg.
(d) Frost.

5. What does Reginald threaten the narrator with, for being rude, in "Reginald on the Academy"?
(a) To dine with them the following night.
(b) To buy them a tie for Christmas.
(c) To cause a scene at dinner.
(d) To leave and never come back.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Reginald writing a poem on peace?

2. What does "the female relative in the country" believe is the best Christmas present?

3. Who is bitten by a dog that is assumed to have rabies?

4. What poetic device does Reginald use in the first line of his poem on peace?

5. What does the condemned man, in "The Lost Sanjak," want as consolation?

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