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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. Which historical figure keeps intruding upon the narrator's thoughts?
(a) Voltaire.
(b) La Rochefoucauld.
(c) De Tocqueville.
(d) Sartre.

2. What does Hazel ask Nettie to do for her after her suicide attempt?
(a) To get the phone number of the doctor.
(b) To get her a drink.
(c) To throw out the rest of the pills and dump out the Scotch.
(d) To help her into a hot bath.

3. What emotion does the narrator of "Temps Perdu" feel when she sees a laurel tree in May?
(a) Joy.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Anger.
(d) Hope.

4. How does Herbie react when Hazel begins to drink Scotch?
(a) He says that Scotch is not lady-like.
(b) He is worried that she is drinking too much.
(c) He is happy that she is loosening up.
(d) He does not know since she drinks in secret.

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. What sight causes Hazel to lose her high spirits as she is on her way to meet Art?

2. Why does the narrator refuse to count sheep?

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

4. Throughout their marriage, how many evenings have the Weldons experienced that are similar to the one described in "Too Bad"?

5. In "Autumn Valentine" what experience did the narrator have in May?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does the narrator of "Lady With a Lamp" make Mona feel worse rather than better?

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

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

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

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

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