The Portable Dorothy Parker Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why hasn't Garry sent flowers to Mona? (from Chapters 19-24)

Mona keeps sending the flowers back.

He knows that Mona does not like flowers.

He is angry with Mona.

He does not even know that she is sick.

2.

In "A Telephone Call," what time did the young man say he would call? (from Chapters 10-13)

Seven o' clock.

Nine o' clock.

Five o' clock.

Six o'clock.

3.

What kind of horse does the narrator want to get? (from Chapters 19-24)

One with a blue eye.

Just a little one.

A cart horse.

A black one.

4.

In the story "Lady With a Lamp," how long has Mona been in bed? (from Chapters 19-24)

Nearly two weeks.

Almost six weeks.

Almost three days.

Over a month.

5.

In the poem "Verse for a Certain Dog," what is the difference between the lines inside the parentheses and those not in parentheses? (from Chapter 9)

The lines outside are about the dog as an adult and those inside are about the puppy.

The lines outside are spoken to the reader and those inside are to the dog.

The lines outside praise the dog and those inside scold the dog.

The lines outside are spoken to the dog and those inside are to the reader.

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