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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long have Mr. and Mrs. Bain lived in their home?
(a) Twenty-two years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Twenty-eight years.
(d) Almost five years.

2. In "The Standard of Living," what is the cost of the necklace in the window?
(a) $250,000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $25,000.
(d) $150,000.

3. What is the narrator's intent in the poem "Lullaby"?
(a) Sooth herself over a lost love.
(b) Make a pretty woman fall asleep so that she can get the men herself.
(c) Put a fussy baby to sleep.
(d) Quiet her lover so he will not ask about her betrayals.

4. How old is Rose?
(a) Twenty-eight.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty.

5. Who is Mrs. Corning?
(a) Mrs. Martindale's neighbor who is looking for help for a friend.
(b) The manager at headquarters who oversees the sewing work.
(c) The only other faithful volunteer besides Mrs. Martindale.
(d) The young girl whose sewing mistake was ridiculed in public.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Leal," on what can the narrator rely?

2. How long is Mimi's husband supposed to have for leave in the story "The Lovely Leave"?

3. How long has the Old Gentleman lived with the Bains?

4. According to the poem "Indian Summer," how has the narrator changed since her youth?

5. What reason does Annabel give to support her agreement with Midge that a pearl necklace is a good "purchase"?

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