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Who is Lord Byron?
A British Romantic poet
An American Romantic poet
A British Victorian poet
An American Neo-classic poet
Where did Lord Byron meet the spinster's grandmother?
On the Spanish steps in Rome
on the Spiral stairs of Vatican Museum
On the Grand Staircase of WHite House
On the steps of the Acropolis in Athens
What does the stuffed canary in the cage symbolize?
The world that the matron and her husband would like to live in.
The crash between the outside world and the world of the spinster and her grandmother.
The world of the spinster and her grandmother that has not changed.
The world that the matron and her husband have always dreamed of.
Why did many young American girls in the late 18th century go to Europe?
To visit one of the roots of human civilization
To study the classic remains of the oldest European civilization
To pay homage to all gods and goddesses
To get a romantic time in a romantic country
How did the spinster's grandmother know that the man she met was Lord Byron?
He was handsome
He walked lamely
He recited a poem
He told her his name
Why do the matron and her husband visit the spinster's place?
They want to kill their time while they are waiting for the Mardi Gras parades
They would like to watch the letter of Lord Byron
They are the spinster's best friends.
They would like to ask for some direction.
Who, indeed, does the letter belong to?
Lord Byron
the spinster
the spinster's grandmother
the spinster's grandfather
How do the spinster and her grandmother earn their living?
By giving information of the nearby tourist attractions
By selling a sightseeing tour ticket,
By showing the letter of Lord Byron
By showing people places
Which of the following terms best describes the spinster and her grandmother?
The loners
The con artists
The opportunists
The losers
What is the spinsters and her grandmother's motive for showing the Lord Byron's love letter?
They want some money to live their lives.
They want to show off their possession.
They want to talk to other people
They want to read a sonnet to the visitors.
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