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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. Who is Murray's wife?

2. What did the narrator's mother think of the person in #6?

3. Where does Brenda meet with her lover?

4. Which of the following sounds does Almeda NOT hear when she is awakened one night?

5. What does Brenda realize after her first fight with Neil?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why had Robert married Ellie instead of Flora, and how did Ellie's health deteriorate?

2. What is the theme of this story?

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

4. What does Murray suspect that Victor and Barbara are doing and under what circumstances does Victor leave for good?

5. How did Flora try to mend the relationship with the narrator's mother, and what does the narrator think about how well she knew her own mother?

6. Why has Hazel decided to travel to a town in Scotland and who does she meet right away when she arrives?

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

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

9. What is the premise of "Meneseteung"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alice Munro is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphor, and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 2

What is the overall setting for the stories in the book? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did Munro choose to use these places in the stories?

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Austin Corbett in "Pictures of the Ice". What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Austin?

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