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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. Which two "guardians of the faith" kept watch upon the shelves?
(a) Alighieri and Spenser.
(b) Alfred and Omar.
(c) Virgil and Homer.
(d) Matthew and Waldo.

2. What animal died shortly after "Aunt Helen"?
(a) The dogs.
(b) The rat.
(c) The cat.
(d) The parrot.

3. What in "Morning at the Window" "hovers in the air" and "vanishes along the level of the roofs"?
(a) A despondent wail.
(b) A twisted face.
(c) An aimless smile.
(d) A dry exhale.

4. What is the last time mentioned in "Rhapsody on a Windy Night"?
(a) Four in the afternoon.
(b) Four in the morning.
(c) Noon.
(d) Midnight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event is spoken of in the last line of the first part of the "Preludes"?

2. The speaker in "Portrait of a Lady" states that his auditor would have the "scene arrange itself" among the smoke and fog of an afternoon in what month?

3. The "voice" in the second part of "Portrait of a Lady" says that her auditor, the poem's speaker, has no what?

4. What Shakespearean character does Prufrock say he is not?

5. The speaker of "Hysteria" concentrates his attention with "careful subtlety" to achieving what end?

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