View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what occasion does the hag visit the narrator in the poem "Godmother"?
(a) On the day the narrator's first child is born.
(b) On the narrator's first birthday.
(c) On the narrator's christening.
(d) On the day the narrator is born.

2. According to "Salome's Dancing-Lesson," who does not need dance lessons?
(a) A woman whose body is young and cool.
(b) A woman who feels the music in her heart.
(c) A woman who dances for a purpose.
(d) A woman who is too old for dancing.

3. Who does the narrator say she thinks she is after three highballs?
(a) Marie Antoinette.
(b) Joan of Arc.
(c) Isaac Newton.
(d) St. Francis of Assisi.

4. In the story "The Sexes," why is the girl upset with the young man?
(a) He has arrived late for their date.
(b) He is trying to break off their relationship.
(c) He has just told her that he does not like her hat.
(d) She thinks that he spent too much time with another girl the night before.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's dilemma in the poem "Dilemma"?

2. Who is Garry McVicker?

3. What is the "rotten news" that Mimi's husband brings with him?

4. Why has the Bains' son, Paul, been sent away?

5. What does the bride accuse the groom of doing while they were standing at the altar?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 415 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample