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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprises the woman at the dinner party about Katherine Burke in the story "Arrangement in Black and White"?
(a) She had never noticed how thick her waist was.
(b) She had not known that she wore a wig.
(c) She did not realize how short she was.
(d) She had never noticed that her skin was dark.

2. What has become a "bitterness" for the narrator if "Iseult of Brittany"?
(a) Her frail cup.
(b) Her lost love.
(c) Her lovely hands.
(d) Her deep pride.

3. Throughout their marriage, how many evenings have the Weldons experienced that are similar to the one described in "Too Bad"?
(a) More than two thousand.
(b) About six thousand.
(c) Over fifteen thousand.
(d) Almost ten thousand.

4. How does the woman in "The Waltz" respond to the young man who asks her to dance?
(a) She accepts, but then mentally complains the whole time.
(b) She politely refuses and waits for another man to ask.
(c) She pretends that she is waiting for someone.
(d) She turns him down and then laughs about him after he leaves.

5. Who is Mrs. Corning?
(a) The only other faithful volunteer besides Mrs. Martindale.
(b) Mrs. Martindale's neighbor who is looking for help for a friend.
(c) The young girl whose sewing mistake was ridiculed in public.
(d) The manager at headquarters who oversees the sewing work.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Willow," during what month is the earth "sweet" and "young."

2. In the poem "The Trifler," who would the narrator like to take as a lover?

3. In the poem "False Friends," during what month does the narrator's heart heal?

4. What does "Cousin Larry" call the narrator?

5. For what are the Bains and Mrs. Whittaker waiting?

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