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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Telephone Call," what time did the young man say he would call?
(a) Nine o' clock.
(b) Five o' clock.
(c) Six o'clock.
(d) Seven o' clock.

2. In the poem "Hearthside," what does the narrator dream of?
(a) Visiting far-away places.
(b) Returning to the warm of home.
(c) Children who have gone away.
(d) A time when all the world is at peace.

3. Who does the narrator repeatedly address throughout the story "A Telephone Call"?
(a) God.
(b) Her best friend.
(c) Her boyfriend.
(d) Her mother.

4. 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 reader and those inside are to the dog.
(b) The lines outside are about the dog as an adult and those inside are about the puppy.
(c) The lines outside praise the dog and those inside scold the dog.
(d) The lines outside are spoken to the dog and those inside are to the reader.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many different women have redecorated Hobie's apartment?

2. How does Mr. Durant react to Rose's announcement that she will not return and does not want to see him again?

3. What reason does Annabel give to support her agreement with Midge that a pearl necklace is a good "purchase"?

4. How long does Mimi have to prepare for her husband's leave?

5. About how long has the couple in the train car been married?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Standard of Living," why does Midge become so upset over Annabel's imaginary purchase of a silver fox coat, and what does her reaction suggest about her personality?

2. What message about love is conveyed by the poem "A Very Short Song"?

3. Why is Mimi upset by her husband's compliment about her black dress in "The Lovely Leave"?

4. In the story "Dusk Before Fireworks," why does Kit try to pretend that she is not bothered by the attention that other women pay to Hobie?

5. What does Mr. Durant's reaction to Rose's situation and her departure reveal about him?

6. Why is Mimi upset after her husband's phone call in the beginning of "The Lovely Leave"?

7. What do the poems "Interview" and "Neither Bloody Nor Bowed" have in common?

8. In the short story "A Telephone Call," how does the narrator rationalize her irrational behavior?

9. How does "A Telephone Call" reinforce Dorothy Parker's perspective regarding the relationship between men and women?

10. What does Mr. Durant's response to the dog reveal about him?

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