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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "De Profundis," what kind of man does the narrator hope to find one day?
(a) One who can accept criticism from a woman.
(b) One who will always remain faithful.
(c) One who respects her for her accomplishments and intelligence.
(d) One who does not talk about all of the other women he has loved.

2. What gift does the narrator give to the six soldiers as they leave?
(a) A flask of whiskey.
(b) The rest of her pack of cigarettes.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) A cigarette lighter.

3. In "The Little Hours," what time does the narrator wake?
(a) 2:45 am.
(b) 4:20 am.
(c) 5:15 am.
(d) 3:30 am.

4. Who is Mrs. Hofstadter who lives on Josephine Street?
(a) Horace's first wife.
(b) The woman who leases the bungalow to the narrator and her husband.
(c) The woman who places Horace with the narrator.
(d) Horace's former employer.

5. What excuse does the narrator suggest would have been better to explain Mona's "illness"?
(a) A nervous condition.
(b) A broken heart.
(c) Influenza or ptomaine poisoning.
(d) Pneumonia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "False Friends," during what month does the narrator's heart heal?

2. Hazel Morse prides herself most on what characteristic?

3. What "gift" does the narrator of "I Know I Have Been Happiest" offer to her former lover?

4. Which historical figure keeps intruding upon the narrator's thoughts?

5. What grade does the narrator give to a "passing fair" lady in the poem "Roundel"?

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