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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 the poem "The Trifler," who would the narrator like to take as a lover?
(a) Pride.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Death.
(d) Youth.

2. Why hasn't Garry sent flowers to Mona?
(a) He does not even know that she is sick.
(b) Mona keeps sending the flowers back.
(c) He is angry with Mona.
(d) He knows that Mona does not like flowers.

3. According to the poem "Indian Summer," how has the narrator changed since her youth?
(a) She is more worldy and attracts more lovers.
(b) She has learned to never trust a man.
(c) She is slower and attracts fewer admirers.
(d) She used to be whatever a man wanted, but now she is her own person.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What disturbing news does the narrator give to Mona?

2. Hazel Morse prides herself most on what characteristic?

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

4. According to the narrator, what does Edith look like?

5. How long has the girl in the short story "The Last Tea" been waiting for the young man?

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