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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: The Clock, A Hemisphere in Her Hair, Invitation to the Voyage & The Toy of the Poor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Old Mountebank", how do the merchants try to get the customers' attention?
(a) They throw things at them.
(b) With colorful signs.
(c) With free samples.
(d) They yell.

2. In "The Widows", who does the narrator say visits public parks?
(a) Women who can no longer think.
(b) Children who need to breathe free.
(c) Men who long for nature.
(d) People who are crippled by life.

3. What does the narrator drop on the glazier in "The Bad Glazier"?
(a) A book.
(b) A flowerpot.
(c) A picture frame.
(d) A brick.

4. In "The Old Woman's Despair", to what does the old woman compare herself?
(a) A scarecrow.
(b) An empty house.
(c) A setting sun.
(d) A wilted flower.

5. What does the poor child play with in "The Toy of the Poor"?
(a) A cup.
(b) A dollar bill.
(c) A rat.
(d) A puppet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Double Room", what does the narrator describe about the room?

2. In "The Fool and Venus", what is the man dressed like a jester doing?

3. In "The Double Room", what wakes the narrator from his dream?

4. In "The Widows", why is the woman by the gate not allowed in the concert?

5. In "The Foreigner", to what is gold compared?

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