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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hazel Morse prides herself most on what characteristic?
(a) Her large bust.
(b) Her small feet.
(c) Her tiny waist.
(d) Her deep blue eyes.

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

3. For what is the narrator of "Sonnet For the End of a Sequence" grateful?
(a) That she can rely on her friendships.
(b) That her lover has remained true.
(c) That her poems will last beyond her own death.
(d) That her lover has gone and she has found herself again.

4. Why does Hazel purchase the bottles of veronal?
(a) To help her lose weight.
(b) To help her sleep at night.
(c) To help her deal with the pains in her back.
(d) To help her commit suicide.

5. On what occasion does the hag visit the narrator in the poem "Godmother"?
(a) On the day the narrator is born.
(b) On the narrator's christening.
(c) On the narrator's first birthday.
(d) On the day the narrator's first child is born.

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

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 the phone number of the doctor.
(c) To help her into a hot bath.
(d) To get her a drink.

8. Who is Mrs. Hofstadter who lives on Josephine Street?
(a) The woman who places Horace with the narrator.
(b) Horace's first wife.
(c) Horace's former employer.
(d) The woman who leases the bungalow to the narrator and her husband.

9. What kind of horse does the narrator want to get?
(a) One with a blue eye.
(b) Just a little one.
(c) A cart horse.
(d) A black one.

10. 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.

11. What excuse does the narrator suggest would have been better to explain Mona's "illness"?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) A broken heart.
(c) A nervous condition.
(d) Influenza or ptomaine poisoning.

12. What does the poem "Superfluous Advice" suggest about gossip?
(a) Gossip is good as long as it is about other people.
(b) Gossip should always be whispered, never spoken aloud.
(c) One should encourage gossip as long as it is untrue,
(d) Gossip is harmful and should be avoided.

13. According to the poem "Wisdom," what is a path to misery?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Pride.
(c) Infidelity.
(d) Love.

14. What sight causes Hazel to lose her high spirits as she is on her way to meet Art?
(a) An emaciated child begging on the street corner.
(b) A drunken old man stumbling along the street.
(c) A ragged cart horse being beaten by its driver.
(d) A mangy dog shivering behind a pile of trash.

15. According to "From a Letter From Lesbia," why should you not take a poet as a lover?
(a) All of them are strange.
(b) All poets are poor.
(c) Poets are unreliable.
(d) They are all too serious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator wish for the girl in the poem "Story"?

2. According to the poem "Victoria," where is Albert's spirit never seen walking?

3. How much time passes between the time that Horace leaves the narrator's home and the time that he calls the house?

4. According to "Ballade of Unfortunate Mammals," how are women and elephants alike?

5. What gift does the narrator give to the six soldiers as they leave?

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