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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 has become a "bitterness" for the narrator if "Iseult of Brittany"?
(a) Her lost love.
(b) Her lovely hands.
(c) Her frail cup.
(d) Her deep pride.

2. According to the poem "Reuben's Children" what sort of people are cursed?
(a) People who are not true to their own selves.
(b) People who cheat on their lovers.
(c) People who criticize those who are happy with their lives.
(d) People who look for monogamy by sleeping with many partners.

3. 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 has the littlest brains.
(d) He cannot be trusted.

4. In the story "New York to Detroit," Why does Jack suggest that Jean write him a letter?
(a) She always expresses herself so much better in writing.
(b) He likes to see her handwriting on paper.
(c) He does not like to talk on the telephone.
(d) The telephone connection is so bad that he cannot hear her.

5. How is the narrator of "Sweet Violets" similar to the violets?
(a) They are both brief, frail, and blue.
(b) They both require attention and care.
(c) They are both Heaven's masterpieces.
(d) They both emerge from hardship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why hasn't Garry sent flowers to Mona?

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

3. What does Hazel do with Mrs. Martin?

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

5. What does the poem "Superfluous Advice" suggest about gossip?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In "Mrs. Hofstadter on Josephine Street," how is Horace the exact opposite of what the narrator and her husband are looking for?

9. What is the lesson behind the poem "Parable for a Certain Virgin"?

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

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