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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Corning ask the volunteers at headquarters to do before they leave for vacation?
(a) To please return in September when the headquarters reopens.
(b) To finish whatever pieces they were working on before leaving.
(c) To be sure to return all of their materials and tools.
(d) To take work with them to complete during their off time.

2. In "Social Note," what advice does the narrator give to women who are seduced by "discreet" men?
(a) Consider yourself lucky.
(b) Be discreet as well.
(c) Tell everyone.
(d) Run.

3. In "The Standard of Living," what are Annabel's and Midge's occupations?
(a) They are both nurses.
(b) They are both stenographers.
(c) Annabel is a teacher and Midge is a secretary.
(d) Annabel is a nurse and Midge is a housewife.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's intent in the poem "Lullaby"?

2. In "Light of Love," which lover knows the narrator best?

3. How does Mr. Durant react to Rose's announcement that she will not return and does not want to see him again?

4. In the poem "I Shall Come Back," from where will the narrator return?

5. In "The Standard of Living," what is the cost of the necklace in the window?

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