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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) 2:45 am.
(b) 4:20 am.
(c) 5:15 am.
(d) 3:30 am.

2. What does the narrator of "Requiescat" pray "will not rise again"?
(a) Her love.
(b) The sun.
(c) The daisies.
(d) The moon.

3. What animal is described in the poem "Parable for a Certain Virgin"?
(a) A porcupine.
(b) A sparrow.
(c) A weasel.
(d) A horse.

4. In the story "Lady With a Lamp," how long has Mona been in bed?
(a) Almost three days.
(b) Over a month.
(c) Nearly two weeks.
(d) Almost six weeks.

5. To what does the narrator compare the lighting in the speakeasy?
(a) Mammoth Cave.
(b) A church confessional.
(c) A back alley at midnight.
(d) A kitchen cupboard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator wish for the girl in the poem "Story"?

2. Why does Gerald Cruger avoid looking at Miss Wilmarth in the story "Horsie"?

3. How do Ed and Hazel's other friends respond when Hazel is feeling sad?

4. What does Mona say is wrong with her?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Compare the poems "Star Light, Star Bright--" and "Purposely Ungrammatical Love Song." How are they similar?

4. In "Glory in the Daytime," how does Mrs. Murdock's visit with Lily Wynton change her perspective on her own life?

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

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

7. What is the complaint that is raised in the poem "Penelope"?

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

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

10. In the poem "The Last Question," what is the purpose of the italicized lines?

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