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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the young man offer to go out and get for the girl in the the story "The Sexes"?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) A pack of gum.
(c) Scotch.
(d) A fashion magazine.

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

4. According to "Rhyme Against the Living," who is lucky?
(a) The living.
(b) Widows.
(c) The dead.
(d) Young lovers.

5. What does Mrs. Wyman want when she calls Mrs. Martindale?
(a) She is looking for work for an unfortunate woman that she knows.
(b) She asks Mrs. Martindale to watch her dogs while she is away.
(c) She wants to borrow one of Mrs. Martindale's banquet tables.
(d) She needs Mrs. Martindale to come to a fundraiser.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color dress does Mimi buy for her husband's leave?

2. In the story "Mrs. Hofstadter on Josephine Street," what are the narrator and her husband looking for in a servant?

3. What is the narrator's intent in the poem "Lullaby"?

4. In the story "The Sexes," why is the girl upset with the young man?

5. To what story does "The Maid-Servant at the Inn" allude?

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