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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sight causes Hazel to lose her high spirits as she is on her way to meet Art?

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

3. How much time passes between the time that Horace leaves the narrator's home and the time that he calls the house?

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

5. According to the poem "Solace," why do people not worry over the broken stem of a rose?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the resolution of "Big Blonde" illustrate that Hazel's troubles are recurrent cycle?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Dorothy Parker's use of death imagery in both her short stories and her poetry. What purposes does this imagery serve? What themes do these images support? Be sure to use specific evidence and quotations to prove your observations.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Dorothy Parker's writing style in her essays. How does this style compare to her short stories and poetry? How do her tone and word choice compare? What types of imagery does she use? How does her writing style influence the effectiveness of her essays? Be sure to include specific examples and quotations to support your observations.

Essay Topic 3

Many of Dorothy Parker's characters are careless of others and sometimes even of themselves. Examine these careless characters and the effects that their behavior has on others and themselves. What observation does Parker seem to make through these characters? Support your points with specific examples and quotations from the text.

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