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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 in the poem "Frustration"?
(a) That she would always be prettier than the women around her.
(b) That her lover would return to her.
(c) That she could find the perfect red dress.
(d) That she had a way of killing all the people that bother her.

2. On what occasion does the hag visit the narrator in the poem "Godmother"?
(a) On the day the narrator's first child is born.
(b) On the day the narrator is born.
(c) On the narrator's first birthday.
(d) On the narrator's christening.

3. What important lesson has "The Little Old Lady in Lavender Silk" learned from life?
(a) There is nothing more fun than a man.
(b) Always keep company with people of your own social status.
(c) Education is more important than any other pleasure.
(d) Never trust a younger man.

4. According to the poem "Wisdom," what is a path to misery?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Love.
(c) Infidelity.
(d) Pride.

5. What does the narrator say would help Mona?
(a) A big bowl of chicken soup.
(b) Getting dressed and going out for the evening.
(c) Calling Garry up on the phone.
(d) Getting married and having children.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What complaint does the narrator of "Bohemia" express about sculptors and singers?

4. According to the narrator, what does Edith look like?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the irony in "Ninon de Lenclos, On Her Last Birthday."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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