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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 does the narrator wish for the girl in the poem "Story"?
(a) That she will find true love.
(b) That she will be the first to leave her relationship.
(c) That her lover will be faithful.
(d) That her mother will wash her mouth out with soap.

2. According to "Ballade of Unfortunate Mammals," how are women and elephants alike?
(a) They are trusting.
(b) They never forget.
(c) They always agree.
(d) They are faithful.

3. How do Ed and Hazel's other friends respond when Hazel is feeling sad?
(a) They suggest that she should she a therapist.
(b) They never know when she is sad because she hides her emotions.
(c) They tell her to cheer up and stop being a spoil sport.
(d) They listen to her troubles and lend her emotional support.

4. In the story "Mrs. Hofstadter on Josephine Street," what are the narrator and her husband looking for in a servant?
(a) Someone who will keep them company.
(b) Someone who perform his duties in quiet.
(c) Someone who has experience in entertaining company.
(d) Someone who is neat and well-dressed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Rhyme Against the Living," who is lucky?

2. What does the girl in "The Last Tea" think about girls who drink alcohol.

3. Where would the narrator of "Distance" prefer to have her lover?

4. Who does the narrator say she thinks she is after three highballs?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the resolution of "Big Blonde" illustrate that Hazel's troubles are recurrent cycle?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe the narrator's tone in the story "Just a Little One."

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

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