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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Telephone Call," what name the man on the phone uses what name to address the women?
(a) Darling.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Baby.
(d) Honey.

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

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

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

5. Who is Joe Brooks?
(a) The bride's friend who has promised to send a gift when he returns from his business trip.
(b) The groom's friend who flirts with the bride's friends.
(c) The best man who is supposed to pick them up at the train station.
(d) The bride's old boyfriend who was not invited to the wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What figure sits on the mantel in the Bains' living room?

2. How old is Mr. Durant?

3. In the poem "Braggart," why does the narrator claim to be better off than her reader?

4. In the poem "False Friends," during what month does the narrator's heart heal?

5. How does Midge change the rules of their game at the end of "The Standard of Living"?

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