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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. At the end of the story "Arrangement in Black and White," what detail of the dinner party is the woman eager to share with her husband?
(a) That she got to meet Katherine Burke.
(b) That the party host was rude to her.
(c) That she called Walter Williams "Mister."
(d) That she got to meet the singer Walter Williams.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What figure sits on the mantel in the Bains' living room?

4. What kind of flowers does the woman at the dinner party have in her hair in the story "Arrangement in Black and White"?

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

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