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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. Where did Brenda's husband work before his accident?

2. What is Almeda's last name?

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

4. To whom does Miss Dobie seem to be directing the poem?

5. What nationality was the man in #79?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Miss Dobie and what is her housekeeper, Judy's, reaction at seeing that Antoinette has driven Hazel instead of Dudley?

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. In what way does Almeda realize that she has been approaching life all wrong, and how does she see violence symbolized in her life?

7. How does the story of Janette serve as a metaphor for the struggles Judy and Antoinette experience regarding Dudley?

8. Who was Victor and how did he come into Murray and Barbara's life?

9. When does it occur to Hazel that Dudley is involved with both Judy and Antoinette?

10. What is the premise of "Meneseteung"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Flora Grieves in "Friend of My Youth". What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Flora?

Essay Topic 2

Explain Alice Munro's writing style. How does she deliver information? How does she develop characters? What is the general tone of her stories? What is the most appealing aspect of Munro's writing for you? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

The frustration of unfulfilled affection touches several characters in the stories. Name at least two characters who experience unfulfilled love and the situations that occur as a result.

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