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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Corning?
(a) The young girl whose sewing mistake was ridiculed in public.
(b) The manager at headquarters who oversees the sewing work.
(c) The only other faithful volunteer besides Mrs. Martindale.
(d) Mrs. Martindale's neighbor who is looking for help for a friend.

2. How long does it take the young man to get his luggage stored in the train compartment?
(a) Three minutes.
(b) Twelve minutes.
(c) Eight minutes.
(d) Eighteen minutes.

3. In the poem "Verse for a Certain Dog," what is the difference between the lines inside the parentheses and those not in parentheses?
(a) The lines outside are spoken to the dog and those inside are to the reader.
(b) The lines outside praise the dog and those inside scold the dog.
(c) The lines outside are spoken to the reader and those inside are to the dog.
(d) The lines outside are about the dog as an adult and those inside are about the puppy.

4. About how long has the couple in the train car been married?
(a) About twelve hours.
(b) About three days.
(c) About twelve days.
(d) About three hours.

5. What did Mrs. Martindale have the jeweler make out of the various gems that she gathered?
(a) A flag pin for her lapel.
(b) A jeweled hair comb.
(c) A colorful hat pin.
(d) An evening bag.

6. 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?
(a) She was afraid she would embarrass her host.
(b) She was afraid that Mr. Williams might have found it offensive.
(c) She was afraid that the other guests would be offended.
(d) She was afraid it would embarrass Mr. Williams.

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

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

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

10. How does the young man in "The Sexes" convince the girl that he is not interested in Florence Leaming?
(a) He offers to marry her.
(b) He promises to never see Florence Leaming again.
(c) He tells her that Florence Leaming is engaged to be married.
(d) He compliments the girl's physical appearance.

11. According to the young woman in "You Were Perfectly Fine," what was the most important thing that ever happened to her and the young man?
(a) The dinner party that they had been invited to the evening before.
(b) The taxi ride that they had taken around the park the evening before.
(c) The conversation that they are having about his drunken behavior.
(d) The challenge of dealing with his offensive and drunken actions.

12. For what trait is Mrs. Martindale known?
(a) Her beautiful hair.
(b) Her strong will.
(c) Her broad smile.
(d) Her big heart.

13. What is the narrator's intent in the poem "Lullaby"?
(a) Sooth herself over a lost love.
(b) Put a fussy baby to sleep.
(c) Quiet her lover so he will not ask about her betrayals.
(d) Make a pretty woman fall asleep so that she can get the men herself.

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

15. In the poem "False Friends," during what month does the narrator's heart heal?
(a) May.
(b) August.
(c) June.
(d) April.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Braggart," why does the narrator claim to be better off than her reader?

2. In the poem "The Veteran," how has age changed the narrator's perspective?

3. What kind of flowers does the woman at the dinner party have in her hair in the story "Arrangement in Black and White"?

4. What surprises the woman at the dinner party about Katherine Burke in the story "Arrangement in Black and White"?

5. What does Hobie do after Kit leaves?

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