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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What secret does the narrator in "Second Love" keep from her lover?
(a) She plans to leave him soon.
(b) She thinks of another man whenever they kiss.
(c) He is not her first lover.
(d) She is pregnant with his child.

2. How old is Rose?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty-eight.
(d) Nineteen.

3. How does Mr. Durant plan to get rid of the stray dog?
(a) He will sneak it away to a man who will "dispose" of it for him.
(b) After the children go to sleep, he is going to take it to the animal shelter.
(c) He will drive it far away and drop it off in the middle of nowhere.
(d) He is going to put it outside after the kids go to sleep and tell them it ran away.

4. What does the bride accuse the groom of doing while they were standing at the altar?
(a) Yawning.
(b) Falling asleep.
(c) Looking at his watch.
(d) Thinking about how beautiful her bridesmaid, Louise, looked.

5. In the poem "Verse for a Certain Dog," what is the difference between the lines inside the parentheses and those not in parentheses?
(a) The lines outside praise the dog and those inside scold the dog.
(b) The lines outside are spoken to the reader and those inside are to the dog.
(c) The lines outside are spoken to the dog and those inside are to the reader.
(d) The lines outside are about the dog as an adult and those inside are about the puppy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The New Love," how does the narrator regard her new lover?

2. For what are the Bains and Mrs. Whittaker waiting?

3. Who is the one woman who hates Hobie?

4. What grade does the narrator give to a "passing fair" lady in the poem "Roundel"?

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

(see the answer key)

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