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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do both Mrs. Weldon and Mr. Weldon feel about their apartment?
(a) Mrs. Weldon likes the apartment, but Mr. Weldon dislikes it.
(b) Mr. Weldon likes the apartment, but Mrs. Weldon dislikes it.
(c) Both like the apartment, but they assume that the other dislikes it.
(d) Both dislike the apartment, but they assume that the other likes it.

2. How long have Mr. and Mrs. Weldon been married in the story "Too Bad"?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Twenty-five years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Twelve years.

3. What sight causes Hazel to lose her high spirits as she is on her way to meet Art?
(a) An emaciated child begging on the street corner.
(b) A ragged cart horse being beaten by its driver.
(c) A mangy dog shivering behind a pile of trash.
(d) A drunken old man stumbling along the street.

4. Why does the narrator in "Thought for a Sunshiny Morning" not mind stepping on a worm?
(a) She knows that worms will devour her when she is dead.
(b) She sees no purpose in their existence.
(c) Thousands more live beneath the earth.
(d) The worm's body will feed the earth.

5. According to the poem "Reuben's Children" what sort of people are cursed?
(a) People who look for monogamy by sleeping with many partners.
(b) People who are not true to their own selves.
(c) People who cheat on their lovers.
(d) People who criticize those who are happy with their lives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the girl examining at the beginning of the story "The Sexes"?

2. According to the poem "Wisdom," what is a path to misery?

3. In the story "Mr. Durant," how long has it been since Mr. Durant first met Rose?

4. Where do Annabel and Midge walk on their free afternoons?

5. About how long has the couple in the train car been married?

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