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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Among the "Tombstones in the Starlight," whom does "The Very Rich Man" now entertain?
(a) His own eternal thoughts.
(b) The most pathetic spirits.
(c) The most exclusive worms.
(d) The poorest of the poor.

2. What does the narrator wish for in the poem "Frustration"?
(a) That her lover would return to her.
(b) That she could find the perfect red dress.
(c) That she had a way of killing all the people that bother her.
(d) That she would always be prettier than the women around her.

3. What disturbing news does the narrator give to Mona?
(a) Mona's doctor has been telling everyone about her "condition."
(b) Garry is not out of town, but has been seen around town with another woman.
(c) Garry has moved away to Chicago and does not plan to return.
(d) Mona will never find a man who will want to marry her.

4. Why does Hazel purchase the bottles of veronal?
(a) To help her commit suicide.
(b) To help her deal with the pains in her back.
(c) To help her sleep at night.
(d) To help her lose weight.

5. In "The Little Hours," what time does the narrator wake?
(a) 4:20 am.
(b) 3:30 am.
(c) 2:45 am.
(d) 5:15 am.

6. What does the narrator of "Requiescat" pray "will not rise again"?
(a) The moon.
(b) Her love.
(c) The daisies.
(d) The sun.

7. What emotion does the narrator of "Temps Perdu" feel when she sees a laurel tree in May?
(a) Joy.
(b) Hope.
(c) Anger.
(d) Sorrow.

8. What does Mona say is wrong with her?
(a) She has a broken heart.
(b) It is just her nerves.
(c) She has influenza.
(d) She has ptomaine poisoning.

9. How does Mrs. Murdock feel about her dress as she leaves her visit with Miss Noyes and Lily Wynton?
(a) She is embarrassed by the plain style and color.
(b) She feels a tenderness toward her clothes because they are her own.
(c) The dress makes her feel like an actress on stage.
(d) She wants to alter it to look more like Lily Wynton's dress.

10. What does the narrator of "Guinevere At Her Fireside" say about the bravest man?
(a) He has the littlest brains.
(b) He cannot be trusted.
(c) He is cunning warrior.
(d) He makes a noble king.

11. In "The Willow," during what month is the earth "sweet" and "young."
(a) June.
(b) May.
(c) March.
(d) April.

12. What animal is described in the poem "Parable for a Certain Virgin"?
(a) A porcupine.
(b) A horse.
(c) A sparrow.
(d) A weasel.

13. Who does the narrator say she thinks she is after three highballs?
(a) Joan of Arc.
(b) Marie Antoinette.
(c) St. Francis of Assisi.
(d) Isaac Newton.

14. On what occasion does the hag visit the narrator in the poem "Godmother"?
(a) On the narrator's first birthday.
(b) On the day the narrator's first child is born.
(c) On the day the narrator is born.
(d) On the narrator's christening.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one "edged" thing in the poem "Midnight"?

2. What three poets are the subject of "A Pig's-Eye View of Literature"?

3. How long has the girl in the short story "The Last Tea" been waiting for the young man?

4. To what story does "The Maid-Servant at the Inn" allude?

5. What does the narrator say would help Mona?

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