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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Durant plan to get rid of the stray dog?
(a) After the children go to sleep, he is going to take it to the animal shelter.
(b) He is going to put it outside after the kids go to sleep and tell them it ran away.
(c) He will sneak it away to a man who will "dispose" of it for him.
(d) He will drive it far away and drop it off in the middle of nowhere.

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

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 nurse and Midge is a housewife.
(d) Annabel is a teacher and Midge is a secretary.

4. How long is Mimi's husband supposed to have for leave in the story "The Lovely Leave"?
(a) One week.
(b) A whole weekend.
(c) Twenty-four hours.
(d) Forty-eight hours.

5. 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 turns him down and then laughs about him after he leaves.
(c) She pretends that she is waiting for someone.
(d) She accepts, but then mentally complains the whole time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Wyman want when she calls Mrs. Martindale?

2. How does Midge change the rules of their game at the end of "The Standard of Living"?

3. What color dress does Mimi buy for her husband's leave?

4. Who helps Rose arrange her abortion?

5. What is the girl examining at the beginning of the story "The Sexes"?

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