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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 of "Cherry White" think of whenever she sees a cherry bough or a flowering tree?
(a) Spring.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Her lost love.
(d) Children.

2. What is the message behind the poem "Fable"?
(a) Never give up on a true love.
(b) Former lovers can never be true friends.
(c) Revenge is never the answer.
(d) If you lose one love, others will be close behind.

3. What does the girl in "The Last Tea" think about girls who drink alcohol.
(a) If men can have a drink, so can a girl.
(b) She admires girls who can drink hard liquor.
(c) It makes her sick to see a girl drink.
(d) As long as a girl does not drink much, it is all right.

4. What complaint does the narrator of "Bohemia" express about sculptors and singers?
(a) They only think about sex.
(b) They never know anything.
(c) They can never say no.
(d) They tell everyone about their affairs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say would help Mona?

2. To what story does "The Maid-Servant at the Inn" allude?

3. For what is the narrator of "Sonnet For the End of a Sequence" grateful?

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

5. Why does the narrator in "Thought for a Sunshiny Morning" not mind stepping on a worm?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Explain the allusions in the poem "Prayer for a New Mother."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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