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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mrs. Whittaker react to the news of her father's death?
(a) She dries her eyes and asks to see him.
(b) She sighs and hugs her sister quietly.
(c) She stands up and announces that it really was the best thing.
(d) She begins to weep passionately.

2. What "gift" does the narrator of "I Know I Have Been Happiest" offer to her former lover?
(a) Her death.
(b) Her fidelity.
(c) Her verse.
(d) Her absence.

3. Hazel Morse prides herself most on what characteristic?
(a) Her tiny waist.
(b) Her deep blue eyes.
(c) Her small feet.
(d) Her large bust.

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

5. Who invented the rules for the game that Annabel and Midge play?
(a) Midge's mother.
(b) Annabel.
(c) Annabel's older sister.
(d) Midge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does the narrator give to the six soldiers as they leave?

2. In the poem "Hearthside," what does the narrator dream of?

3. 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?

4. For what trait is Mrs. Martindale known?

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

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