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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. How is the scent of the hair in "A Hemisphere in Her Hair" described?
(a) As having a wide-range of scents.
(b) As reeking of smoke.
(c) As smelling of flowers.
(d) As not having any scent.

2. Why does the narrator feel sympathy for the man dressed as a jester in "The Fool and Venus"?
(a) Because of his clothes and eyes.
(b) Because of his occupation.
(c) Because of his unkempt hair.
(d) Because of his poor speech.

3. Why does the narrator want something of color from the glazier in "The Bad Glazier"?
(a) To decorate his bedroom.
(b) To give to his wife.
(c) To resell at the market.
(d) To brighten up his life.

4. Why does the narrator not go to speak to the mountebank about his wares in "The Old Mountebank"?
(a) He does not like what he is selling.
(b) He does not have any money.
(c) He starts talking to a woman.
(d) He does not want to embarrass him.

5. Of whom does the she-devil in "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame" remind the narrator?
(a) A woman in the pubs.
(b) A snake.
(c) Something gone bad.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Dog and The Vial", what does the narrator say the dog resembles?

2. What season does the poet reflect upon in "The Artist's Confiteor"?

3. After the narrator wakes up in "The Double Room", what does he realize he must do?

4. In "The Toy of the Poor", what separates the rich child from the poor?

5. Why does the man throw a chicken in "Evening Twilight"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Old Woman's Despair", how does the old woman feel after visiting the baby?

2. What is the "Introduction" to this collection of poems?

3. What makes the narrator pity the man in "The Fool and Venus"?

4. What are the voices discussing in "The Foreigner"?

5. What are the fairies doing in "The Fairies' Gifts"?

6. In "A Joker", what does the narrator think about while watching the man and the donkey?

7. How does the narrator of "The Toy of the Poor" say poor children are similar to rich children?

8. In "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame", what is the narrator tempted with?

9. How does the narrator of "The Old Mountebank" feel about the mountebank?

10. What does the poet say about the Chinese in "The Clock"?

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