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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 Veteran," how has age changed the narrator's perspective?
(a) He once fought for justice; now justice is ambiguous and fighting is futile.
(b) He used to take many lovers and then leave them behind; now he is lonely.
(c) He believes that the younger generation must defend the old ways.
(d) He used to live from day to day, but now he plans for the future.

2. What does Mona say is wrong with her?
(a) It is just her nerves.
(b) She has ptomaine poisoning.
(c) She has a broken heart.
(d) She has influenza.

3. Throughout their marriage, how many evenings have the Weldons experienced that are similar to the one described in "Too Bad"?
(a) Almost ten thousand.
(b) More than two thousand.
(c) About six thousand.
(d) Over fifteen thousand.

4. What grade does the narrator give to a "passing fair" lady in the poem "Roundel"?
(a) F.
(b) A+.
(c) B.
(d) D-.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator meet the fighters in "Soldiers of the Republic"?

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

4. In the poem "Verse for a Certain Dog," what is the difference between the lines inside the parentheses and those not in parentheses?

5. Hazel Morse prides herself most on what characteristic?

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