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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) About six thousand.
(c) Almost ten thousand.
(d) More than two thousand.

4. In the poem "The Danger of Writing Defiant Verse," what does the narrator realize about her new lover?
(a) He does not actually exist.
(b) He is silly.
(c) He is cheating on her.
(d) He does not truly love her.

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

6. How do Ed and Hazel's other friends respond when Hazel is feeling sad?
(a) They suggest that she should she a therapist.
(b) They never know when she is sad because she hides her emotions.
(c) They tell her to cheer up and stop being a spoil sport.
(d) They listen to her troubles and lend her emotional support.

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

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

9. Where does the narrator meet the fighters in "Soldiers of the Republic"?
(a) In a deli in Vienna.
(b) In a cafe in Valencia.
(c) In a cafe in Paris.
(d) In a bar in Sweden.

10. Why does the narrator refuse to count sheep?
(a) She hates sheep.
(b) Counting sheep is for children.
(c) She does not want to fall back asleep.
(d) She does not like to count.

11. What three poets are the subject of "A Pig's-Eye View of Literature"?
(a) Dylan Thomas, T.S. Eliot, and Walt Whitman.
(b) John Keats, Percy Shelley, and Lord Byron.
(c) William Wordsworth, William Blake, and John Keats.
(d) John Keats, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Lord Byron.

12. What does Hazel do with Mrs. Martin?
(a) They gossip about their neighbors.
(b) They drink and play cards.
(c) They go shopping together.
(d) They complain about their husbands.

13. Hazel Morse prides herself most on what characteristic?
(a) Her deep blue eyes.
(b) Her large bust.
(c) Her tiny waist.
(d) Her small feet.

14. What is the narrator's dilemma in the poem "Dilemma"?
(a) Her lover would be scared away whether she were meek or strong.
(b) She loves two men but cannot choose between them.
(c) She cannot choose between comfort and true love.
(d) Her lover wants her to change, but she needs to be true to herself.

15. What does Hazel ask Nettie to do for her after her suicide attempt?
(a) To throw out the rest of the pills and dump out the Scotch.
(b) To help her into a hot bath.
(c) To get her a drink.
(d) To get the phone number of the doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of "Requiescat" pray "will not rise again"?

2. After Herbie leaves, how much time passes before Hazel hears any news about him?

3. What is the message behind the poem "Fable"?

4. In "Autumn Valentine" what experience did the narrator have in May?

5. How do both Mrs. Weldon and Mr. Weldon feel about their apartment?

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