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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. In which city did June die?

2. Why does Karin take Austin to the lake?

3. Why did Teresa come to Canada to live?

4. What does the snowstorm remind Karin of?

5. What is Karin's relationship with the man in #97?

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 does Jeanine admit to Averill about her personal life?

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

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

5. Why would Austin have had good reasons--in his mind--to have committed suicide?

6. Who is Matilda and what are the circumstances in which her mother is cruel to Morris?

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

8. What story does the captain tell about two sister who once traveled on the ship?

9. Give some examples of how the author uses the theme of escape in this story.

10. In what ways is Georgia's friendship with Maya one-sided in terms of who gives more and who controls the friendship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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