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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 called Walter Williams "Mister."
(b) That the party host was rude to her.
(c) That she got to meet the singer Walter Williams.
(d) That she got to meet Katherine Burke.

2. In "The White Lady," why does the narrator claim to hate the dead?
(a) She does not want to become one of them.
(b) She is jealous because they are "pompous" and well-behaved.
(c) They frighten her.
(d) Other people only speak kindly of the dead.

3. How long is Mimi's husband supposed to have for leave in the story "The Lovely Leave"?
(a) A whole weekend.
(b) One week.
(c) Twenty-four hours.
(d) Forty-eight hours.

4. According to the poem "Fighting Words," what would cause the narrator to desert her lover?
(a) If he mocks her for being too fond of him.
(b) If he admires another woman.
(c) If he accuses her of being sullen.
(d) If he criticizes her poetry.

5. Who decided that the Old Gentleman should come to live with the Bains?
(a) Mr. Bain.
(b) Mrs. Whittaker.
(c) The Old Gentleman.
(d) Mrs. Bain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does the poem "Resume" give?

2. How does Mr. Durant plan to get rid of the stray dog?

3. Who helps Rose arrange her abortion?

4. What surprises the woman at the dinner party about Katherine Burke in the story "Arrangement in Black and White"?

5. How long has the Old Gentleman lived with the Bains?

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