Early Autumn by Langston Hughes

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What caused Bill and Mary to stop speaking to each other?

Bill's bitter attitude towards women

Mary's marriage to another man (correct)

A move to New York

A misunderstanding about a past event

How did Bill react when Mary lifted her face as though wanting a kiss?

He turned away without saying anything

He hugged her tightly

He held out his hand (correct)

He kissed her immediately

Where does Mary work now?

In a downtown office

In the bursar’s office at Columbia (correct)

At a law firm

At a bank

What is Bill's profession now?

Lawyer Signup and view all the answers

What does the encounter between Bill and Mary reveal about their past relationship?

They have both moved on and are content in their current lives Signup and view all the answers

What did the protagonist forget to do before leaving?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What was the protagonist's emotional state as she entered the bus?

Nervous Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the lights coming on up the whole length of Fifth Avenue?

It represented a moment of missed opportunity Signup and view all the answers

What did the leaves falling slowly from the trees in the Square symbolize?

The passage of time Signup and view all the answers

What did Bill suggest to the protagonist before she left?

That they should have dinner with his family Signup and view all the answers

Bill was still ______ at all

young Signup and view all the answers

The leaves fell slowly from the trees in the ______

Square Signup and view all the answers

The lights came on up the whole length of Fifth Avenue, chains of misty brilliance in the ______ air

blue Signup and view all the answers

She felt a little ______

sick Signup and view all the answers

The bus started. People came between them ______, people crossing the street, people they didn't know

outside Signup and view all the answers

She lost sight of Bill. Then she remembered she had forgotten to give him her address—or to ask him for ______ -- or tell him that her youngest boy was named Bill, too

his Signup and view all the answers

Early Autumn by Langston Hughes

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