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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 "The Little Hours," what time does the narrator wake?
(a) 5:15 am.
(b) 2:45 am.
(c) 4:20 am.
(d) 3:30 am.

2. What does the narrator of "Guinevere At Her Fireside" say about the bravest man?
(a) He cannot be trusted.
(b) He makes a noble king.
(c) He is cunning warrior.
(d) He has the littlest brains.

3. What is the one "edged" thing in the poem "Midnight"?
(a) The rustling leaves.
(b) The narrator's heart.
(c) The cresent moon.
(d) The blades of grass.

4. In the poem "The Danger of Writing Defiant Verse," what does the narrator realize about her new lover?
(a) He does not actually exist.
(b) He is cheating on her.
(c) He does not truly love her.
(d) He is silly.

5. According to the poem "Solace," why do people not worry over the broken stem of a rose?
(a) People are too busy to notice.
(b) Roses are not an important flower.
(c) Roses do not feed a family.
(d) There are many other roses blooming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What three poets are the subject of "A Pig's-Eye View of Literature"?

2. According to the poem "Reuben's Children" what sort of people are cursed?

3. Hazel Morse prides herself most on what characteristic?

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

5. According to the poem " Two-Volume Novel," what has stopped the sun and moon from shining?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare the poems "Bric-A-Brac," "Fulfillment," and "Theory." What do these poems have in common?

2. What kind of advice do the poems "Prologue to a Saga" and "The Lady's Reward" give to women?

3. What story is told through the poem "There Was One"?

4. Compare the poems "Surprise," "On Being A Woman," and "Second Love." What do they have in common?

5. Compare the poems "Ultimatum" and "Requiescat." How are they similar?

6. In the story, "Lady With a Lamp," what is Mona's illness?

7. What is the cause of Mr. and Mrs. Weldon's divorce in the short story "Too Bad"?

8. In "Soldiers of the Republic," what does the narrator learn about the life of a soldier?

9. Explain the irony in "Ninon de Lenclos, On Her Last Birthday."

10. How does Hazel Morse lose her own identity in her efforts to please others in the short story "Big Blonde"?

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