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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The New Love," how does the narrator regard her new lover?
(a) She thinks he is superior to her last lover.
(b) She is consumed by love for him.
(c) She appreciates that he is easily manipulated.
(d) She does not care whether he stays or goes.

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

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

4. Hazel Morse prides herself most on what characteristic?
(a) Her tiny waist.
(b) Her deep blue eyes.
(c) Her large bust.
(d) Her small feet.

5. 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) She lost her wallet at a party.
(b) She cannot find anyone to go out with that evening.
(c) She broke one of her fingernails.
(d) The entertainment for her party canceled a the last minute.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Standard of Living," what is the cost of the necklace in the window?

2. According to "From a Letter From Lesbia," why should you not take a poet as a lover?

3. Who is Mrs. Corning?

4. Who decided that the Old Gentleman should come to live with the Bains?

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

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