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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What animal is described in the poem "Parable for a Certain Virgin"?
(a) A horse.
(b) A weasel.
(c) A porcupine.
(d) A sparrow.

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

4. What disturbing news does the narrator give to Mona?
(a) Garry is not out of town, but has been seen around town with another woman.
(b) Mona will never find a man who will want to marry her.
(c) Mona's doctor has been telling everyone about her "condition."
(d) Garry has moved away to Chicago and does not plan to return.

5. How is the narrator of "Sweet Violets" similar to the violets?
(a) They both require attention and care.
(b) They both emerge from hardship.
(c) They are both Heaven's masterpieces.
(d) They are both brief, frail, and blue.

6. In "The Willow," during what month is the earth "sweet" and "young."
(a) March.
(b) April.
(c) May.
(d) June.

7. What has become a "bitterness" for the narrator if "Iseult of Brittany"?
(a) Her frail cup.
(b) Her lovely hands.
(c) Her lost love.
(d) Her deep pride.

8. What important lesson has "The Little Old Lady in Lavender Silk" learned from life?
(a) Never trust a younger man.
(b) Always keep company with people of your own social status.
(c) Education is more important than any other pleasure.
(d) There is nothing more fun than a man.

9. According to the poem "Victoria," where is Albert's spirit never seen walking?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Eaton.
(c) Scarsdale.
(d) Virginia.

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

11. 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 expects her to toss her head and whinny.
(d) He is afraid that she might ask to stay on longer.

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

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

14. 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 does not actually exist.
(c) He is silly.
(d) He does not truly love her.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator wish for in the poem "Frustration"?

3. What does the narrator of "Requiescat" pray "will not rise again"?

4. According to "From a Letter From Lesbia," why should you not take a poet as a lover?

5. Hazel Morse prides herself most on what characteristic?

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