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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 Herbie react when Hazel begins to drink Scotch?
(a) He does not know since she drinks in secret.
(b) He is worried that she is drinking too much.
(c) He is happy that she is loosening up.
(d) He says that Scotch is not lady-like.

2. What does the groom say about his bride's hat?
(a) He is not crazy about the new styles; he likes her blue hat.
(b) He loves the new hat and urges her to buy another.
(c) He thinks she looks better without a hat.
(d) He thinks the hat makes her head look pointy.

3. How does the woman in "The Waltz" respond to the young man who asks her to dance?
(a) She politely refuses and waits for another man to ask.
(b) She turns him down and then laughs about him after he leaves.
(c) She accepts, but then mentally complains the whole time.
(d) She pretends that she is waiting for someone.

4. How does Mrs. Bain react to the news of her father's death?
(a) She stands up and announces that it really was the best thing.
(b) She immediately begins to weep passionately.
(c) She dries her eyes and asks to see him.
(d) She sighs and lays her head on her husband's chest.

5. How long does Mimi have to prepare for her husband's leave?
(a) Twenty-four hours.
(b) A whole weekend.
(c) A week.
(d) Forty-eight hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the message behind the poem "Fable"?

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

3. What does the young man in "The Waltz" offer to do after the band stops playing?

4. 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?

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

(see the answer key)

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