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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the newlywed couple going for their honeymoon?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Boston.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) New York.

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 verse.
(d) Her death.

3. What is the "rotten news" that Mimi's husband brings with him?
(a) He has been discharged by the Air Force.
(b) He forgot all of his luggage at the train station.
(c) He wants to divorce her.
(d) His leave has been canceled, and he must be on the next train.

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

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

6. In the poem "Hearthside," what does the narrator dream of?
(a) A time when all the world is at peace.
(b) Children who have gone away.
(c) Returning to the warm of home.
(d) Visiting far-away places.

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

8. What message does the poem "Men" convey?
(a) Men are only interested in a woman's outward appearance.
(b) Men may drive women crazy, but they still need each other.
(c) Men try to understand women, but they never will.
(d) Men will claim to love a woman as she is, but then try to change her.

9. What figure sits on the mantel in the Bains' living room?
(a) A wrought-iron crucifix.
(b) A curly-headed peasant boy dangling his leg over the edge of the shelf.
(c) A trio of mermaids.
(d) A carved elephant that seems to be pushing up against a tree.

10. According to the girl in "A Telephone Call," why should a woman not keep calling a man on the phone?
(a) A woman's voice over the phone is not nearly as seductive as in person.
(b) Talking on the phone is not ladylike.
(c) When you call, they know you like them, and then they no longer like you.
(d) Men are much busier than women and do not like to be disturbed.

11. Who is the one woman who hates Hobie?
(a) His ex-wife.
(b) His mother.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His sister.

12. In "A Telephone Call," what time did the young man say he would call?
(a) Seven o' clock.
(b) Five o' clock.
(c) Nine o' clock.
(d) Six o'clock.

13. In the story "The Sexes," why is the girl upset with the young man?
(a) He has arrived late for their date.
(b) He has just told her that he does not like her hat.
(c) She thinks that he spent too much time with another girl the night before.
(d) He is trying to break off their relationship.

14. What is Mimi's husband most looking forward to during his short visit with her?
(a) A hot bath in a tub.
(b) A good home-cooked meal.
(c) A quiet conversation with his wife.
(d) A long, uninterrupted nap.

15. What does Mrs. Wyman want when she calls Mrs. Martindale?
(a) She needs Mrs. Martindale to come to a fundraiser.
(b) She wants to borrow one of Mrs. Martindale's banquet tables.
(c) She asks Mrs. Martindale to watch her dogs while she is away.
(d) She is looking for work for an unfortunate woman that she knows.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Leal," on what can the narrator rely?

2. How do Annabel and Midge react after learning the price of the necklace in the shop window?

3. How does Mimi describe her husband's visit when her friend calls?

4. What imaginary "purchase" puts a strain on the relationship between Annabel and Midge?

5. In the story "Arrangement in Black and White," why is the woman at the dinner party relieved that she did not use the "n-word" in front of Walter Williams?

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