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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Meneseteung.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator know Flora Grieves?
(a) She is her mother.
(b) She is her neighbor.
(c) She is her sister.
(d) She is her dead mother's friend.

2. How does Almeda let Jarvis know that she won't be going to church today?
(a) She puts a note on his door.
(b) She telephones him.
(c) She puts a note on her door.
(d) She puts a note under the windshield of his car.

3. What is the job of the man in #20?
(a) Construction.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Welding.
(d) Janitorial.

4. What type of vehicle does Brenda drive?
(a) A sports car.
(b) A sedan.
(c) A van.
(d) A jeep.

5. Almeda writes a poem entitled "Meneseteung" which is named after ____________________.
(a) a medical instrument.
(b) an Indian tribe.
(c) a nearby river.
(d) her mother's maiden name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did the narrator's mother have as a young woman?

2. In contrast to her lover, Brenda's husband feels as heavy as ______________________.

3. Who had been Ellie's nurse?

4. What does Jarvis tell Almeda which means that he intends to propose marriage?

5. Why does Flora write a letter to the narrator after a long time of no correspondence?

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