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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. What is the narrator's intent in the poem "Lullaby"?
(a) Put a fussy baby to sleep.
(b) Make a pretty woman fall asleep so that she can get the men herself.
(c) Sooth herself over a lost love.
(d) Quiet her lover so he will not ask about her betrayals.

2. How does Mr. Durant react to Rose's announcement that she will not return and does not want to see him again?
(a) He says he will miss her, but admits that it is the best decision.
(b) He pleads with her to come back.
(c) He is disappointed but understanding.
(d) He is amused and happy that he will not have to deal with her.

3. In "The Standard of Living," what are Annabel's and Midge's occupations?
(a) Annabel is a teacher and Midge is a secretary.
(b) They are both nurses.
(c) They are both stenographers.
(d) Annabel is a nurse and Midge is a housewife.

4. What kind of work does Mrs. Martindale do?
(a) She organizes fundraisers for war relief efforts.
(b) She sews uniforms for soldiers at war.
(c) She sews hospital gowns for the war relief.
(d) She knits blankets for the army hospitals.

5. Where are the couple in the train car headed?
(a) Their wedding reception.
(b) Their wedding.
(c) Their new home.
(d) Their honeymoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mimi describe her husband's visit when her friend calls?

2. What imaginary "purchase" puts a strain on the relationship between Annabel and Midge?

3. What kind of necklace do Annabel and Midge see in the window of the jewelry shop?

4. What kind of flowers does the woman at the dinner party have in her hair in the story "Arrangement in Black and White"?

5. In the poem "Epitaph," how many times does the narrator die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare and contrast the poems "The Trifler" and "Braggart."

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

3. Why does the young bride in the short story "Here We Are" worry about the fact that so many people get married every day?

4. What does the short story "The Sexes" reveal about the relationship between the young man and the girl he is dating?

5. What is the irony in the end of the short story "The Waltz"?

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

7. What message is sent by the poem "Now At Liberty"?

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

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

10. What is the cause of the underlying tension between the young bride and the groom in "Here We Are"?

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