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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the girl examining at the beginning of the story "The Sexes"?
(a) Her reflection in the mirror.
(b) Her finger nails.
(c) Her handkerchief.
(d) The design in the sofa pattern.

2. What color dress does Mimi buy for her husband's leave?
(a) Navy.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Lemon yellow.

3. What kind of flowers does the woman at the dinner party have in her hair in the story "Arrangement in Black and White"?
(a) Pink velvet poppies.
(b) White daisies.
(c) Live blue orchids.
(d) Red silk roses.

4. In "The Standard of Living," what is the cost of the necklace in the window?
(a) $250,000.
(b) $150,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $25,000.

5. Who is Mrs. Corning?
(a) The only other faithful volunteer besides Mrs. Martindale.
(b) Mrs. Martindale's neighbor who is looking for help for a friend.
(c) The manager at headquarters who oversees the sewing work.
(d) The young girl whose sewing mistake was ridiculed in public.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where do Annabel and Midge walk on their free afternoons?

4. In "A Telephone Call," what time did the young man say he would call?

5. In the story "Arrangement in Black and White," why is the woman at the dinner party relieved that she did not use the "n-word" in front of Walter Williams?

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