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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 Hazel do with Mrs. Martin?
(a) They gossip about their neighbors.
(b) They complain about their husbands.
(c) They drink and play cards.
(d) They go shopping together.

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

3. What does the narrator of "Requiescat" pray "will not rise again"?
(a) The moon.
(b) The sun.
(c) The daisies.
(d) Her love.

4. Where would the narrator of "Distance" prefer to have her lover?
(a) In her own home.
(b) In her dreams.
(c) On the other side of the world.
(d) Just down the lane.

5. According to the poem "Solace," why do people not worry over the broken stem of a rose?
(a) Roses do not feed a family.
(b) Roses are not an important flower.
(c) People are too busy to notice.
(d) There are many other roses blooming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important lesson has "The Little Old Lady in Lavender Silk" learned from life?

2. How does Mrs. Murdock feel about her dress as she leaves her visit with Miss Noyes and Lily Wynton?

3. How do both Mrs. Weldon and Mr. Weldon feel about their apartment?

4. What gift does the narrator give to the six soldiers as they leave?

5. In the poem "The Danger of Writing Defiant Verse," what does the narrator realize about her new lover?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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