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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to "General Review of the Sex Situation," what is the biggest challenge that men and women face in their relationships?
(a) Men and women want completely different things.
(b) Men and women do not talk openly with one another.
(c) Couples often marry too early.
(d) Couples do what others expect them to do, not what they want.

2. How long has the Old Gentleman lived with the Bains?
(a) Almost eight years.
(b) For about five years.
(c) For almost ten years.
(d) For about five months.

3. What did Mrs. Martindale have the jeweler make out of the various gems that she gathered?
(a) A colorful hat pin.
(b) A flag pin for her lapel.
(c) A jeweled hair comb.
(d) An evening bag.

4. For what are the Bains and Mrs. Whittaker waiting?
(a) The Old Gentleman's death.
(b) The Old Gentleman's return.
(c) The Old Gentleman's doctor.
(d) Their brother, Matt, to arrive.

5. At the end of the story "Arrangement in Black and White," what detail of the dinner party is the woman eager to share with her husband?
(a) That she got to meet the singer Walter Williams.
(b) That she called Walter Williams "Mister."
(c) That the party host was rude to her.
(d) That she got to meet Katherine Burke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who decided that the Old Gentleman should come to live with the Bains?

2. What kind of flowers does the woman at the dinner party have in her hair in the story "Arrangement in Black and White"?

3. For what trait is Mrs. Martindale known?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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