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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 the young man offer to go out and get for the girl in the the story "The Sexes"?
(a) A fashion magazine.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Scotch.
(d) A pack of gum.

2. In "Social Note," what advice does the narrator give to women who are seduced by "discreet" men?
(a) Be discreet as well.
(b) Run.
(c) Consider yourself lucky.
(d) Tell everyone.

3. In the poem "Epitaph," how many times does the narrator die?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Nine.

4. Where are the couple in the train car headed?
(a) Their wedding reception.
(b) Their new home.
(c) Their honeymoon.
(d) Their wedding.

5. How does Mrs. Bain react to the news of her father's death?
(a) She dries her eyes and asks to see him.
(b) She immediately begins to weep passionately.
(c) She sighs and lays her head on her husband's chest.
(d) She stands up and announces that it really was the best thing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hobie do after Kit leaves?

2. According to the poem "Fighting Words," what would cause the narrator to desert her lover?

3. What does Mona say is wrong with her?

4. What advice does the poem "Resume" give?

5. How does the young man in "The Sexes" convince the girl that he is not interested in Florence Leaming?

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