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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the poem "Reuben's Children" what sort of people are cursed?
(a) People who criticize those who are happy with their lives.
(b) People who look for monogamy by sleeping with many partners.
(c) People who are not true to their own selves.
(d) People who cheat on their lovers.

3. How do both Mrs. Weldon and Mr. Weldon feel about their apartment?
(a) Both dislike the apartment, but they assume that the other likes it.
(b) Mr. Weldon likes the apartment, but Mrs. Weldon dislikes it.
(c) Both like the apartment, but they assume that the other dislikes it.
(d) Mrs. Weldon likes the apartment, but Mr. Weldon dislikes it.

4. Who is the one woman who hates Hobie?
(a) His sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His ex-wife.

5. Throughout their marriage, how many evenings have the Weldons experienced that are similar to the one described in "Too Bad"?
(a) Over fifteen thousand.
(b) Almost ten thousand.
(c) About six thousand.
(d) More than two thousand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hazel ask Nettie to do for her after her suicide attempt?

2. In "A Telephone Call," what name the man on the phone uses what name to address the women?

3. What does the young man in "The Waltz" offer to do after the band stops playing?

4. What does the narrator wish for the girl in the poem "Story"?

5. In "The New Love," how does the narrator regard her new lover?

(see the answer key)

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