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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the poem "Fighting Words," what would cause the narrator to desert her lover?
(a) If he criticizes her poetry.
(b) If he mocks her for being too fond of him.
(c) If he accuses her of being sullen.
(d) If he admires another woman.

2. Who is Joe Brooks?
(a) The bride's old boyfriend who was not invited to the wedding.
(b) The best man who is supposed to pick them up at the train station.
(c) The bride's friend who has promised to send a gift when he returns from his business trip.
(d) The groom's friend who flirts with the bride's friends.

3. Who invented the rules for the game that Annabel and Midge play?
(a) Annabel.
(b) Midge's mother.
(c) Midge.
(d) Annabel's older sister.

4. Where do Annabel and Midge walk on their free afternoons?
(a) Fifth Avenue.
(b) Michigan Avenue.
(c) Central Park.
(d) Broadway.

5. What animal did the last of Hobie's decorators collect and add to his decor?
(a) Giraffes.
(b) Elephants.
(c) Turtles.
(d) Zebras.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the young man in "The Waltz" offer to do after the band stops playing?

2. What message does the poem "Men" convey?

3. In the story "You Were Perfectly Fine," what time did the pale young man get up out of bed?

4. In "The Standard of Living," what are Annabel's and Midge's occupations?

5. In "The White Lady," why does the narrator claim to hate the dead?

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