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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 is the girl examining at the beginning of the story "The Sexes"?
(a) Her handkerchief.
(b) Her reflection in the mirror.
(c) The design in the sofa pattern.
(d) Her finger nails.

2. In the story "Mrs. Hofstadter on Josephine Street," what are the narrator and her husband looking for in a servant?
(a) Someone who is neat and well-dressed.
(b) Someone who will keep them company.
(c) Someone who perform his duties in quiet.
(d) Someone who has experience in entertaining company.

3. In the story "The Sexes," why is the girl upset with the young man?
(a) He is trying to break off their relationship.
(b) She thinks that he spent too much time with another girl the night before.
(c) He has just told her that he does not like her hat.
(d) He has arrived late for their date.

4. In the poem "Hearthside," what does the narrator dream of?
(a) Children who have gone away.
(b) Returning to the warm of home.
(c) Visiting far-away places.
(d) A time when all the world is at peace.

5. How do Ed and Hazel's other friends respond when Hazel is feeling sad?
(a) They suggest that she should she a therapist.
(b) They listen to her troubles and lend her emotional support.
(c) They never know when she is sad because she hides her emotions.
(d) They tell her to cheer up and stop being a spoil sport.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Mimi's husband supposed to have for leave in the story "The Lovely Leave"?

2. Who is Mrs. Corning?

3. How does Mrs. Whittaker react to the news of her father's death?

4. In "The Leal," on what can the narrator rely?

5. In the poem "The Veteran," how has age changed the narrator's perspective?

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