The Portable Dorothy Parker Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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The Portable Dorothy Parker Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what trait is Mrs. Martindale known?
(a) Her beautiful hair.
(b) Her broad smile.
(c) Her strong will.
(d) Her big heart.

2. In "Light of Love," which lover knows the narrator best?
(a) Death.
(b) Joy.
(c) Pride.
(d) Sorrow.

3. In the poem "Hearthside," what does the narrator dream of?
(a) Returning to the warm of home.
(b) A time when all the world is at peace.
(c) Children who have gone away.
(d) Visiting far-away places.

4. According to the young woman in "You Were Perfectly Fine," what was the most important thing that ever happened to her and the young man?
(a) The conversation that they are having about his drunken behavior.
(b) The challenge of dealing with his offensive and drunken actions.
(c) The taxi ride that they had taken around the park the evening before.
(d) The dinner party that they had been invited to the evening before.

5. What does the young man in "The Waltz" offer to do after the band stops playing?
(a) To help bandage the young woman's shin.
(b) To pay the band twenty dollars to play another song.
(c) To walk the young woman home.
(d) To walk the young woman to the bus stop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hazel do with Mrs. Martin?

2. In "De Profundis," what kind of man does the narrator hope to find one day?

3. Why has the Bains' son, Paul, been sent away?

4. Who helps Rose arrange her abortion?

5. How does Mr. Durant plan to get rid of the stray dog?

(see the answer key)

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