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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. Jeanine has no success in seducing ____________________.

2. Who are Austin's children?

3. What secret did Maya confide to Georgia?

4. In the second ending of this story, Averill ______________________.

5. What is Austin's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joan's hometown of Logan contribute to people's needs to fit in and not be too distinctive?

2. What is Joan's married life like and what does she learn about the relationship between Morris and Matilda?

3. What was the source of the falling out between Georgia and Maya, causing them to never speak again?

4. Who is Jeanine and what is her purpose for being on the ship?

5. What was Joan Fordyce's childhood like as explained in the first part of the story?

6. How did Georgia meet Maya and Raymond as well as Hilda and Harvey? What secret does Georgia learn about the marriages of these two couples?

7. Who is Austin Cobbett and what is a woman named Karin helping him do as the story begins?

8. Explain what Averill does every night on board the ship.

9. What sad event does the snowstorm prompt Karin to recall and why does she take Austin to the lake to photograph the ice?

10. Who is Georgia, where has she traveled to at the beginning of the story, and who does she meet right away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Compare and contrast one of Munro's characters to someone you know in your life. Which qualities do they share? What makes them so alike? Do you like the characteristics of the two? Do they have any qualities you would like to emulate? Do you respect them? How do they differ? Explain.

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