The Portable Dorothy Parker Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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The Portable Dorothy Parker Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Durant react to Rose's announcement that she will not return and does not want to see him again?
(a) He is disappointed but understanding.
(b) He pleads with her to come back.
(c) He says he will miss her, but admits that it is the best decision.
(d) He is amused and happy that he will not have to deal with her.

2. In "The White Lady," why does the narrator claim to hate the dead?
(a) They frighten her.
(b) She does not want to become one of them.
(c) She is jealous because they are "pompous" and well-behaved.
(d) Other people only speak kindly of the dead.

3. How long does it take the young man to get his luggage stored in the train compartment?
(a) Eight minutes.
(b) Three minutes.
(c) Twelve minutes.
(d) Eighteen minutes.

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

5. What advice does the poem "Resume" give?
(a) Men and women are too different to remain loyal.
(b) Live life the way that the narrator has and be happy.
(c) Never allow a love to destroy you.
(d) Suicide is too painful and too much trouble, so choose to live instead.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the girl in "A Telephone Call," why should a woman not keep calling a man on the phone?

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

3. Who is the one woman who hates Hobie?

4. How do Annabel and Midge react after learning the price of the necklace in the shop window?

5. Who is Mrs. Corning?

(see the answer key)

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