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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prufrock and Other Observations (1917) - Mr. Apollinax | Analysis for Prufrock and Other Observations (1917) - Hysteria.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what did the poem's speaker look for Mr. Apollinax's head to roll?
(a) An automobile.
(b) A table.
(c) A broadway marquee.
(d) A chair.

2. To whom does the speaker hand a copy of the "Boston Evening Transcript"?
(a) Cousin Melville.
(b) Cousin Jones.
(c) Cousin Harriet.
(d) Cousin Thomas.

3. How many servants did "Aunt Helen" have?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Nine.
(d) Zero.

4. The speaker in "Hysteria" states that he becomes involved in "her" laughter until her teeth become what?
(a) Accidental stars.
(b) Fragments of gold.
(c) Iron tables.
(d) Short gasps.

5. The speaker says that the readers of the "Boston Evening Transcript" sway "in the wind like a field of" what?
(a) Toy soldiers.
(b) Uncut grass.
(c) Ripe corn.
(d) Golden wheat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the last name of "Cousin Nancy"?

2. In "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", it is said that the women "come and go, talking of" whom?

3. Who spreads a pink and white checkered cloth over a rusty table in "Hysteria"?

4. Which two "guardians of the faith" kept watch upon the shelves?

5. What was the last name of "Aunt Helen"?

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