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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Garry McVicker?
(a) A man that the narrator would like Mona to meet.
(b) Mona's servant who is looking after her.
(c) The man who left Mona for another woman.
(d) The doctor who performed Mona's "procedure."

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

4. In "Autumn Valentine" what experience did the narrator have in May?
(a) Death.
(b) A broken heart.
(c) A love for nature.
(d) A new-found love.

5. What sight causes Hazel to lose her high spirits as she is on her way to meet Art?
(a) An emaciated child begging on the street corner.
(b) A mangy dog shivering behind a pile of trash.
(c) A ragged cart horse being beaten by its driver.
(d) A drunken old man stumbling along the street.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "From a Letter From Lesbia," why should you not take a poet as a lover?

2. Why does the narrator refuse to count sheep?

3. How does Herbie react when Hazel begins to drink Scotch?

4. According to the poem "Wisdom," what is a path to misery?

5. According to "Ballade of Unfortunate Mammals," how are women and elephants alike?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hazel Morse lose her own identity in her efforts to please others in the short story "Big Blonde"?

2. What explains Miss Wilmarth's "curious expression" in the short story "Horsie"?

3. Describe Mr. Cruger's attitude toward his daughter in the story "Horsie."

4. Compare the poems "Bric-A-Brac," "Fulfillment," and "Theory." What do these poems have in common?

5. In "Mrs. Hofstadter on Josephine Street," how is Horace the exact opposite of what the narrator and her husband are looking for?

6. How does the narrator of "Lady With a Lamp" make Mona feel worse rather than better?

7. In the story, "Lady With a Lamp," what is Mona's illness?

8. Explain the allusions in the poem "Prayer for a New Mother."

9. Compare the poems "Surprise," "On Being A Woman," and "Second Love." What do they have in common?

10. In "Soldiers of the Republic," what does the narrator learn about the life of a soldier?

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