2. According to "Ballade of Unfortunate Mammals," how are women and elephants alike?
(a) They are trusting.
(b) They are faithful.
(c) They always agree.
(d) They never forget.

3. Where would the narrator of "Distance" prefer to have her lover?
(a) In her dreams.
(b) Just down the lane.
(c) In her own home.
(d) On the other side of the world.

4. According to the poem "Solace," why do people not worry over the broken stem of a rose?
(a) Roses are not an important flower.
(b) Roses do not feed a family.
(c) People are too busy to notice.
(d) There are many other roses blooming.

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

6. What secret does the narrator in "Second Love" keep from her lover?
(a) He is not her first lover.
(b) She thinks of another man whenever they kiss.
(c) She is pregnant with his child.
(d) She plans to leave him soon.

7. How does Mrs. Murdock feel about her dress as she leaves her visit with Miss Noyes and Lily Wynton?
(a) She is embarrassed by the plain style and color.
(b) The dress makes her feel like an actress on stage.
(c) She wants to alter it to look more like Lily Wynton's dress.
(d) She feels a tenderness toward her clothes because they are her own.

8. What does the narrator of "Guinevere At Her Fireside" say about the bravest man?
(a) He cannot be trusted.
(b) He makes a noble king.
(c) He is cunning warrior.
(d) He has the littlest brains.

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

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

11. What does Mona say is wrong with her?
(a) She has a broken heart.
(b) She has ptomaine poisoning.
(c) It is just her nerves.
(d) She has influenza.

12. Why does Gerald Cruger avoid looking at Miss Wilmarth in the story "Horsie"?
(a) He feels guilty for all of the awful things he has said about her.
(b) He thinks she might think he is making a pass at her.
(c) He is afraid that she might ask to stay on longer.
(d) He expects her to toss her head and whinny.

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

14. What does the narrator of "Requiescat" pray "will not rise again"?
(a) The moon.
(b) Her love.
(c) The sun.
(d) The daisies.

15. 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.