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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dudley do when Hazel tells him about Miss Dobie's poem?

2. What did Murray ask Barbara to take to Victor on a really cold night?

3. Which modern convenience was installed in Robert's half of the farmhouse?

4. What was Barbara's response when Murray asked if she and Victor were having an affair?

5. Which of the following is NOT something that the narrator's mother once thought about Flora?

Short Essay Questions

1. What awakens Almeda in the night and what does she do about the disruption?

2. What was the relationship between the narrator's mother, and Flora after the narrator's mother moved away to marry and start a family?

3. What does the fight between Brenda and Neil signify?

4. What is the content of a poem told by Miss Dobie that seems to be directed at Judy?

5. What is life like for women in Almeda's town?

6. What is the town's attitude about the poor people in town?

7. What are some of the possible lies in the story?

8. What is the premise of "Five Points"?

9. What role does Murray's paranoia play in the story?

10. How did the generation gap separate the narrator and her mother and what conclusion does she come to regarding how well she knew her own mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Hetty Pennefather in "An Old Woman and Her Cat". What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Hetty?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the role of the family in Munro's stories. What does it mean for some of the characters? How does the family evolve in its support of each other? How are some of the families fractured? Give examples.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the book's title? What are some other possible titles for the book. List at least five and cite your reasons for each.

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