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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. How many different women have redecorated Hobie's apartment?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Seven.

2. What is the girl examining at the beginning of the story "The Sexes"?
(a) The design in the sofa pattern.
(b) Her reflection in the mirror.
(c) Her finger nails.
(d) Her handkerchief.

3. How does the young man in "The Sexes" convince the girl that he is not interested in Florence Leaming?
(a) He promises to never see Florence Leaming again.
(b) He tells her that Florence Leaming is engaged to be married.
(c) He offers to marry her.
(d) He compliments the girl's physical appearance.

4. What is Mimi's husband most looking forward to during his short visit with her?
(a) A quiet conversation with his wife.
(b) A good home-cooked meal.
(c) A long, uninterrupted nap.
(d) A hot bath in a tub.

5. In the story "Arrangement in Black and White," why is the woman at the dinner party relieved that she did not use the "n-word" in front of Walter Williams?
(a) She was afraid it would embarrass Mr. Williams.
(b) She was afraid she would embarrass her host.
(c) She was afraid that Mr. Williams might have found it offensive.
(d) She was afraid that the other guests would be offended.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Telephone Call," what name the man on the phone uses what name to address the women?

2. What does Mrs. Corning ask the volunteers at headquarters to do before they leave for vacation?

3. In the poem "Verse for a Certain Dog," what is the difference between the lines inside the parentheses and those not in parentheses?

4. In "The Leal," on what can the narrator rely?

5. How long is Mimi's husband supposed to have for leave in the story "The Lovely Leave"?

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

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

4. In "Arrangement in Black and White," what do the woman's behavior and comments at the dinner party reveal about her?

5. Why does the woman in "The Waltz" agree to dance with the young man even though she does not want to?

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

7. Why is the girl in "The Sexes" rude to the young man?

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

9. How might Mrs. Martindale solve Mrs. Wyman's problem and her own at the same time?

10. Compare the poems "Social Note" and "For An Unknown Lady."

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