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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hobie do after Kit leaves?
(a) He turns out all of his lights and pretends that he is not at home.
(b) He calls down to her from his window to apologize.
(c) He sinks into the sofa and cries.
(d) He calls up another girl and arranges a date.

2. In the poem "The Veteran," how has age changed the narrator's perspective?
(a) He used to live from day to day, but now he plans for the future.
(b) He once fought for justice; now justice is ambiguous and fighting is futile.
(c) He believes that the younger generation must defend the old ways.
(d) He used to take many lovers and then leave them behind; now he is lonely.

3. In "The Standard of Living," what are Annabel's and Midge's occupations?
(a) Annabel is a nurse and Midge is a housewife.
(b) Annabel is a teacher and Midge is a secretary.
(c) They are both nurses.
(d) They are both stenographers.

4. What grade does the narrator give to a "passing fair" lady in the poem "Roundel"?
(a) B.
(b) F.
(c) D-.
(d) A+.

5. Who is Mrs. Corning?
(a) The manager at headquarters who oversees the sewing work.
(b) The only other faithful volunteer besides Mrs. Martindale.
(c) Mrs. Martindale's neighbor who is looking for help for a friend.
(d) The young girl whose sewing mistake was ridiculed in public.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Mr. Durant?

2. What is Walter Williams' profession?

3. How long does it take the young man to get his luggage stored in the train compartment?

4. On what occasion does the hag visit the narrator in the poem "Godmother"?

5. In "De Profundis," what kind of man does the narrator hope to find one day?

(see the answer key)

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