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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what is the narrator of "Sonnet For the End of a Sequence" grateful?
(a) That her poems will last beyond her own death.
(b) That her lover has gone and she has found herself again.
(c) That she can rely on her friendships.
(d) That her lover has remained true.

2. In the poem "Braggart," why does the narrator claim to be better off than her reader?
(a) She knows how to make a man love her even if he is taken.
(b) She has learned to be happy without a lover.
(c) She has lived a full life and loves herself more than any man.
(d) She will die young and remain beautiful and young while others will grow old.

3. What does the narrator of "Cherry White" think of whenever she sees a cherry bough or a flowering tree?
(a) Spring.
(b) Children.
(c) Her lost love.
(d) Suicide.

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

5. What message does the poem "Men" convey?
(a) Men try to understand women, but they never will.
(b) Men are only interested in a woman's outward appearance.
(c) Men will claim to love a woman as she is, but then try to change her.
(d) Men may drive women crazy, but they still need each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret does the narrator in "Second Love" keep from her lover?

2. What is the message behind the poem "Fable"?

3. Where is the newlywed couple going for their honeymoon?

4. Who is Mrs. Hofstadter who lives on Josephine Street?

5. How does Midge change the rules of their game at the end of "The Standard of Living"?

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