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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 secret does the narrator in "Second Love" keep from her lover?
(a) He is not her first lover.
(b) She plans to leave him soon.
(c) She thinks of another man whenever they kiss.
(d) She is pregnant with his child.

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

3. Who is Mrs. Hofstadter who lives on Josephine Street?
(a) The woman who places Horace with the narrator.
(b) Horace's first wife.
(c) Horace's former employer.
(d) The woman who leases the bungalow to the narrator and her husband.

4. How long have Mr. and Mrs. Weldon been married in the story "Too Bad"?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Twenty-five years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Seven years.

5. On what occasion does the hag visit the narrator in the poem "Godmother"?
(a) On the narrator's first birthday.
(b) On the day the narrator's first child is born.
(c) On the day the narrator is born.
(d) On the narrator's christening.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Lady With a Lamp," how long has Mona been in bed?

2. What important lesson has "The Little Old Lady in Lavender Silk" learned from life?

3. What complaint does the narrator of "Bohemia" express about sculptors and singers?

4. According to the poem "Wisdom," what is a path to misery?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What explains Miss Wilmarth's "curious expression" in the short story "Horsie"?

4. Explain the allusions in the poem "Prayer for a New Mother."

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

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

7. Describe Mr. Cruger's attitude toward his daughter in the story "Horsie."

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

9. Explain the allusions in the poem "Guinevere At Her Fireside."

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

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