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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why hasn't Garry sent flowers to Mona?
(a) He does not even know that she is sick.
(b) He is angry with Mona.
(c) Mona keeps sending the flowers back.
(d) He knows that Mona does not like flowers.

2. According to "Salome's Dancing-Lesson," who does not need dance lessons?
(a) A woman who dances for a purpose.
(b) A woman who is too old for dancing.
(c) A woman who feels the music in her heart.
(d) A woman whose body is young and cool.

3. What is the message behind the poem "Fable"?
(a) Former lovers can never be true friends.
(b) Never give up on a true love.
(c) If you lose one love, others will be close behind.
(d) Revenge is never the answer.

4. What emotion does the narrator of "Temps Perdu" feel when she sees a laurel tree in May?
(a) Anger.
(b) Hope.
(c) Joy.
(d) Sorrow.

5. What complaint does the narrator of "Bohemia" express about sculptors and singers?
(a) They tell everyone about their affairs.
(b) They never know anything.
(c) They only think about sex.
(d) They can never say no.

6. What does the narrator wish for in the poem "Frustration"?
(a) That she would always be prettier than the women around her.
(b) That her lover would return to her.
(c) That she had a way of killing all the people that bother her.
(d) That she could find the perfect red dress.

7. What does Hazel ask Nettie to do for her after her suicide attempt?
(a) To throw out the rest of the pills and dump out the Scotch.
(b) To get her a drink.
(c) To help her into a hot bath.
(d) To get the phone number of the doctor.

8. Who does the narrator say she thinks she is after three highballs?
(a) Joan of Arc.
(b) Marie Antoinette.
(c) St. Francis of Assisi.
(d) Isaac Newton.

9. How does Herbie react when Hazel begins to drink Scotch?
(a) He is worried that she is drinking too much.
(b) He does not know since she drinks in secret.
(c) He is happy that she is loosening up.
(d) He says that Scotch is not lady-like.

10. Which historical figure keeps intruding upon the narrator's thoughts?
(a) Voltaire.
(b) De Tocqueville.
(c) La Rochefoucauld.
(d) Sartre.

11. What does the narrator say would help Mona?
(a) Calling Garry up on the phone.
(b) Getting married and having children.
(c) Getting dressed and going out for the evening.
(d) A big bowl of chicken soup.

12. What does the narrator of "Cherry White" think of whenever she sees a cherry bough or a flowering tree?
(a) Spring.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Her lost love.
(d) Children.

13. Throughout their marriage, how many evenings have the Weldons experienced that are similar to the one described in "Too Bad"?
(a) Almost ten thousand.
(b) About six thousand.
(c) More than two thousand.
(d) Over fifteen thousand.

14. Where does the narrator meet the fighters in "Soldiers of the Republic"?
(a) In a bar in Sweden.
(b) In a cafe in Valencia.
(c) In a cafe in Paris.
(d) In a deli in Vienna.

15. In the poem "The Danger of Writing Defiant Verse," what does the narrator realize about her new lover?
(a) He is cheating on her.
(b) He is silly.
(c) He does not actually exist.
(d) He does not truly love her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to "Rhyme Against the Living," who is lucky?

3. How do both Mrs. Weldon and Mr. Weldon feel about their apartment?

4. What is the narrator's dilemma in the poem "Dilemma"?

5. During what year is the story "Just a Little One" set?

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