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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 does "Cousin Larry" call the narrator?
(a) Little Sweetheart.
(b) Darling.
(c) Sis.
(d) Sweet cheeks.

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

3. Among the "Tombstones in the Starlight," whom does "The Very Rich Man" now entertain?
(a) The most pathetic spirits.
(b) The most exclusive worms.
(c) The poorest of the poor.
(d) His own eternal thoughts.

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

5. What is the girl examining at the beginning of the story "The Sexes"?
(a) Her handkerchief.
(b) The design in the sofa pattern.
(c) Her finger nails.
(d) Her reflection in the mirror.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where are the couple in the train car headed?

3. What does Mrs. Corning ask the volunteers at headquarters to do before they leave for vacation?

4. What is Mimi's husband most looking forward to during his short visit with her?

5. According to "Salome's Dancing-Lesson," who does not need dance lessons?

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