1) What did the poet's mother always have up her sleeve? a) A hanky b) A tissue c) A scarf d) A glove 2) What were the mother's hankies embroidered with? a) A heart b) Her initial c) A flower d) A star 3) What did the speaker never buy for herself? a) Hankies b) Scarves c) Gloves d) Socks 4) Why did hankies close department stores, according to the poem? a) They became too old-fashioned and nobody wanted to buy them b) They became too snotty and nobody wanted to buy them c) They became too expensive and nobody wanted to buy them d) They became too cheap and nobody wanted to buy themToys 5) What did the friendly butcher slip in? a) An extra sausage b) A steak c) A chicken d) A lamb chop 6) What song did Mrs. White teach? a) When You're Smiling b) Happy Birthday c) Twinkle Twinkle d) Jingle Bells 7) What did the mothers NOT use hankies for at the dance recitals? a) To smudge their children's rouge b) To wipe away their own proud tears c) To clean their children up d) To blow their noses when they were crying 8) What does nostalgia make the speaker feel? a) Old b) Happy c) Sad d) Excited 9) What does the speaker say about her children? a) They are neglected-looking b) They are beautiful c) They remind her of her mother d) They have their own hankies now 10) What does the speaker say the mother left behind? a) Tissues and uncertainty b) Hankies and uncertainty c) Tissues and grief d) Hankies and hope

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