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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the poem "Solace," why do people not worry over the broken stem of a rose?
(a) Roses are not an important flower.
(b) Roses do not feed a family.
(c) There are many other roses blooming.
(d) People are too busy to notice.

2. 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 never noticed that her skin was dark.
(c) She had not known that she wore a wig.
(d) She did not realize how short she was.

3. What causes the long period during which Raymond cannot go out to walk?
(a) Raymond's broken leg.
(b) A bitter cold winter and no warm clothes.
(c) The dangerous gang that roams their neighborhood.
(d) Big Lannie's illness.

4. In the poem "I Shall Come Back," from where will the narrator return?
(a) From the dream of love.
(b) From the grave.
(c) From the forest.
(d) From her sorrow.

5. How do Annabel and Midge react after learning the price of the necklace in the shop window?
(a) At first they are horrified, but then they are angry.
(b) They angry with themselves.
(c) At first they are offended, but then they are dejected.
(d) They are angry with one another.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does the narrator suggest would have been better to explain Mona's "illness"?

2. What figure sits on the mantel in the Bains' living room?

3. What sight causes Hazel to lose her high spirits as she is on her way to meet Art?

4. How does Mrs. Whittaker react to the news of her father's death?

5. What three poets are the subject of "A Pig's-Eye View of Literature"?

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