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

2. How does Midge change the rules of their game at the end of "The Standard of Living"?
(a) She says that they should no longer ask about the prices of their "purchases."
(b) She decides that the players can spend their money on others.
(c) She raises the amount of money they can "spend" from one to ten million dollars.
(d) She suggests that they invite more people to play with them.

3. In the poem "Braggart," why does the narrator claim to be better off than her reader?
(a) She knows how to make a man love her even if he is taken.
(b) She has learned to be happy without a lover.
(c) She has lived a full life and loves herself more than any man.
(d) She will die young and remain beautiful and young while others will grow old.

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

5. How does Mrs. Bain react to the news of her father's death?
(a) She sighs and lays her head on her husband's chest.
(b) She immediately begins to weep passionately.
(c) She stands up and announces that it really was the best thing.
(d) She dries her eyes and asks to see him.