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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 "Indian Summer," how has the narrator changed since her youth?
(a) She has learned to never trust a man.
(b) She is more worldy and attracts more lovers.
(c) She is slower and attracts fewer admirers.
(d) She used to be whatever a man wanted, but now she is her own person.

2. What surprises the woman at the dinner party about Katherine Burke in the story "Arrangement in Black and White"?
(a) She had never noticed that her skin was dark.
(b) She did not realize how short she was.
(c) She had never noticed how thick her waist was.
(d) She had not known that she wore a wig.

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

4. What does the young man offer to go out and get for the girl in the the story "The Sexes"?
(a) A pack of gum.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Scotch.
(d) A fashion magazine.

5. In "The Leal," on what can the narrator rely?
(a) Her enemies will be faithful to her until the day she dies.
(b) Her true friends will always be by her side.
(c) Her art will always be good company.
(d) She has been true to herself even if she has offended some people.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Mr. Durant?

2. How does Mrs. Whittaker react to the news of her father's death?

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

4. How long is Mimi's husband supposed to have for leave in the story "The Lovely Leave"?

5. What is the narrator's intent in the poem "Lullaby"?

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