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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is the narrator of "Sweet Violets" similar to the violets?
(a) They both require attention and care.
(b) They are both brief, frail, and blue.
(c) They both emerge from hardship.
(d) They are both Heaven's masterpieces.

3. In "Light of Love," which lover knows the narrator best?
(a) Pride.
(b) Joy.
(c) Death.
(d) Sorrow.

4. What does the narrator wish for the girl in the poem "Story"?
(a) That her mother will wash her mouth out with soap.
(b) That she will find true love.
(c) That her lover will be faithful.
(d) That she will be the first to leave her relationship.

5. What message does the poem "Men" convey?
(a) Men may drive women crazy, but they still need each other.
(b) Men are only interested in a woman's outward appearance.
(c) Men try to understand women, but they never will.
(d) Men will claim to love a woman as she is, but then try to change her.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Herbie leaves, how much time passes before Hazel hears any news about him?

2. What grade does the narrator give to a "passing fair" lady in the poem "Roundel"?

3. According to "From a Letter From Lesbia," why should you not take a poet as a lover?

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

5. Among the "Tombstones in the Starlight," whom does "The Very Rich Man" now entertain?

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