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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 does Mrs. Corning ask the volunteers at headquarters to do before they leave for vacation?
(a) To be sure to return all of their materials and tools.
(b) To please return in September when the headquarters reopens.
(c) To take work with them to complete during their off time.
(d) To finish whatever pieces they were working on before leaving.

2. Why has the Bains' son, Paul, been sent away?
(a) He was a drunkard and could not be trusted.
(b) He had been caught stealing money from the Old Gentleman.
(c) Mrs. Whittaker sent him to college in another state.
(d) He was young and made too much noise for the Old Gentleman.

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

4. Which of the following best describes the way that the young man in "The Waltz" dances?
(a) He has a natural, graceful movement that others admire.
(b) He tries to mimic the popular moves of the day, but fails.
(c) His movements are stiff, but he tries to excute them precisely.
(d) He makes up his own moves, stepping on his partner and kicking her shin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mrs. Whittaker, why has the Old Gentleman left all of his money to her?

2. What "gift" does the narrator of "I Know I Have Been Happiest" offer to her former lover?

3. What did Mrs. Martindale have the jeweler make out of the various gems that she gathered?

4. In the poem "Unfortunate Coincidence," what does the narrator have to say about love?

5. Who does the narrator repeatedly address throughout the story "A Telephone Call"?

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