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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the young man in "The Sexes" convince the girl that he is not interested in Florence Leaming?
(a) He promises to never see Florence Leaming again.
(b) He compliments the girl's physical appearance.
(c) He offers to marry her.
(d) He tells her that Florence Leaming is engaged to be married.

2. In the poem "Hearthside," what does the narrator dream of?
(a) A time when all the world is at peace.
(b) Returning to the warm of home.
(c) Children who have gone away.
(d) Visiting far-away places.

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

4. How does Midge change the rules of their game at the end of "The Standard of Living"?
(a) She raises the amount of money they can "spend" from one to ten million dollars.
(b) She says that they should no longer ask about the prices of their "purchases."
(c) She suggests that they invite more people to play with them.
(d) She decides that the players can spend their money on others.

5. What kind of work does Mrs. Martindale do?
(a) She sews hospital gowns for the war relief.
(b) She knits blankets for the army hospitals.
(c) She organizes fundraisers for war relief efforts.
(d) She sews uniforms for soldiers at war.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the young woman in "You Were Perfectly Fine," what was the most important thing that ever happened to her and the young man?

2. In "The Standard of Living," what is the cost of the necklace in the window?

3. According to the poem "Fighting Words," what would cause the narrator to desert her lover?

4. What does the young man offer to go out and get for the girl in the the story "The Sexes"?

5. Who decided that the Old Gentleman should come to live with the Bains?

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