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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 disturbing news does the narrator give to Mona?
(a) Mona's doctor has been telling everyone about her "condition."
(b) Garry is not out of town, but has been seen around town with another woman.
(c) Mona will never find a man who will want to marry her.
(d) Garry has moved away to Chicago and does not plan to return.

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

3. According to the poem " Two-Volume Novel," what has stopped the sun and moon from shining?
(a) The narrator's love interest does not love her back.
(b) The end of the world has arrived.
(c) The dead of winter has cast a cloud over everything.
(d) The narrator has reached the end of her life.

4. How do both Mrs. Weldon and Mr. Weldon feel about their apartment?
(a) Both like the apartment, but they assume that the other dislikes it.
(b) Mr. Weldon likes the apartment, but Mrs. Weldon dislikes it.
(c) Both dislike the apartment, but they assume that the other likes it.
(d) Mrs. Weldon likes the apartment, but Mr. Weldon dislikes it.

5. What phrase does the narrator of "Coda" use to describe love?
(a) An eternal bore.
(b) A dangerous delight.
(c) A treasured gift.
(d) A permanent flop.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Ballade of Unfortunate Mammals," how are women and elephants alike?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In the short story "The Last Tea," why does the girl brag about the evening that she had the night before?

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

8. Compare the poems "Bric-A-Brac," "Fulfillment," and "Theory." What do these poems have in common?

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

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

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