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

2. In the story "You Were Perfectly Fine," what time did the pale young man get up out of bed?
(a) Four o'clock in the morning.
(b) Eleven o'clock in the morning.
(c) Four o' clock in the afternoon.
(d) Two o' clock in the afternoon.

3. What is the narrator's intent in the poem "Lullaby"?
(a) Put a fussy baby to sleep.
(b) Make a pretty woman fall asleep so that she can get the men herself.
(c) Quiet her lover so he will not ask about her betrayals.
(d) Sooth herself over a lost love.

4. According to Mrs. Whittaker, why has the Old Gentleman left all of his money to her?
(a) She and her husband helped him earn the money.
(b) He does not believe that his other children truly appreciate him.
(c) Because she and her husband will know how to take care of it.
(d) She is the oldest, so she has more claim to the money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Social Note," what advice does the narrator give to women who are seduced by "discreet" men?

2. About how long has the couple in the train car been married?

3. For what trait is Mrs. Martindale known?

4. What advice does the poem "Resume" give?

5. What imaginary "purchase" puts a strain on the relationship between Annabel and Midge?

(see the answer key)

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