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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "De Profundis," what kind of man does the narrator hope to find one day?
(a) One who can accept criticism from a woman.
(b) One who respects her for her accomplishments and intelligence.
(c) One who does not talk about all of the other women he has loved.
(d) One who will always remain faithful.

2. How does the woman in "The Waltz" respond to the young man who asks her to dance?
(a) She politely refuses and waits for another man to ask.
(b) She accepts, but then mentally complains the whole time.
(c) She pretends that she is waiting for someone.
(d) She turns him down and then laughs about him after he leaves.

3. Why has the Bains' son, Paul, been sent away?
(a) He had been caught stealing money from the Old Gentleman.
(b) Mrs. Whittaker sent him to college in another state.
(c) He was a drunkard and could not be trusted.
(d) He was young and made too much noise for the Old Gentleman.

4. What kind of flowers does the woman at the dinner party have in her hair in the story "Arrangement in Black and White"?
(a) Red silk roses.
(b) Pink velvet poppies.
(c) White daisies.
(d) Live blue orchids.

5. What does Mrs. Wyman want when she calls Mrs. Martindale?
(a) She asks Mrs. Martindale to watch her dogs while she is away.
(b) She is looking for work for an unfortunate woman that she knows.
(c) She wants to borrow one of Mrs. Martindale's banquet tables.
(d) She needs Mrs. Martindale to come to a fundraiser.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Mr. Durant?

2. According to Mrs. Whittaker, why has the Old Gentleman left all of his money to her?

3. What did Mrs. Martindale have the jeweler make out of the various gems that she gathered?

4. In the story "The Sexes," why is the girl upset with the young man?

5. In the poem "Hearthside," what does the narrator dream of?

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