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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of flowers does the woman at the dinner party have in her hair in the story "Arrangement in Black and White"?
(a) Pink velvet poppies.
(b) Live blue orchids.
(c) White daisies.
(d) Red silk roses.

2. How do Annabel and Midge react after learning the price of the necklace in the shop window?
(a) They angry with themselves.
(b) At first they are offended, but then they are dejected.
(c) At first they are horrified, but then they are angry.
(d) They are angry with one another.

3. Where are the couple in the train car headed?
(a) Their honeymoon.
(b) Their wedding.
(c) Their new home.
(d) Their wedding reception.

4. What imaginary "purchase" puts a strain on the relationship between Annabel and Midge?
(a) Annabel's pearl necklace.
(b) Annabel's silver fox coat.
(c) Midge's diamond earrings.
(d) Midge's mink coat.

5. How does the woman in "The Waltz" respond to the young man who asks her to dance?
(a) She pretends that she is waiting for someone.
(b) She politely refuses and waits for another man to ask.
(c) She accepts, but then mentally complains the whole time.
(d) She turns him down and then laughs about him after he leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the poem "Indian Summer," how has the narrator changed since her youth?

2. Where do Annabel and Midge walk on their free afternoons?

3. What does Mrs. Wyman want when she calls Mrs. Martindale?

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

5. Where is the newlywed couple going for their honeymoon?

(see the answer key)

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