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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what are the Bains and Mrs. Whittaker waiting?
(a) Their brother, Matt, to arrive.
(b) The Old Gentleman's return.
(c) The Old Gentleman's doctor.
(d) The Old Gentleman's death.

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. According to the young woman in "You Were Perfectly Fine," what was the most important thing that ever happened to her and the young man?
(a) The challenge of dealing with his offensive and drunken actions.
(b) The conversation that they are having about his drunken behavior.
(c) The dinner party that they had been invited to the evening before.
(d) The taxi ride that they had taken around the park the evening before.

4. Who is Mrs. Hofstadter who lives on Josephine Street?
(a) The woman who leases the bungalow to the narrator and her husband.
(b) The woman who places Horace with the narrator.
(c) Horace's first wife.
(d) Horace's former employer.

5. How old is Mr. Durant?
(a) Forty-nine.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Thirty-nine.
(d) Thirty-two.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the narrator of "Sweet Violets" similar to the violets?

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

3. How does Mrs. Bain react to the news of her father's death?

4. What phrase does the narrator of "Coda" use to describe love?

5. To what story does "The Maid-Servant at the Inn" allude?

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