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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the narrator of "From the Diary of a New York Lady" upset with Rose on Thursday?
(a) She cannot come to the party on Friday.
(b) She put on dark red nail polish that looks black in electric light.
(c) She leaves the party without telling the narrator.
(d) She says that she does not like the Hungarians in the green coats.

2. In "A Telephone Call," what time did the young man say he would call?
(a) Nine o' clock.
(b) Seven o' clock.
(c) Six o'clock.
(d) Five o' clock.

3. Why must Big Lannie quit her work?
(a) Her back is full of arthritis.
(b) She injures her foot.
(c) Her employers cannot pay her enough.
(d) She has to care for her blind grandchild.

4. In "From the Diary of a New York Lady," what happens to the narrator on Wednesday that she claims is the "most horrible thing I ever had happen to me in my life"?
(a) The entertainment for her party canceled a the last minute.
(b) She lost her wallet at a party.
(c) She cannot find anyone to go out with that evening.
(d) She broke one of her fingernails.

5. What does Mrs. Corning ask the volunteers at headquarters to do before they leave for vacation?
(a) To take work with them to complete during their off time.
(b) To finish whatever pieces they were working on before leaving.
(c) To be sure to return all of their materials and tools.
(d) To please return in September when the headquarters reopens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of work does Mrs. Martindale do?

2. How does Mrs. Matson respond when she finds Curtis playing with the furnace man's child?

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

4. What surprises the woman at the dinner party about Katherine Burke in the story "Arrangement in Black and White"?

5. To what does the narrator compare the lighting in the speakeasy?

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