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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can Almeda see from her window?
(a) The town hall.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The meadow.
(d) The swamp.

2. Which of the following does not describe Almeda?
(a) Compliant.
(b) Non-traditional.
(c) Eccentric.
(d) Unusual.

3. With what does each of the sections begin?
(a) A few lines from Shakespeare.
(b) A few lines from Whitman.
(c) A few lines from Thoreau.
(d) A few lines written by the protagonist.

4. What is the narrator's name?
(a) Percy.
(b) Alicia.
(c) Jane.
(d) It is not known.

5. All the people in town are under what age?
(a) 50.
(b) 75.
(c) 30.
(d) 100.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Jarvis Poulter been in town?

2. Almeda's lifestyle could be characterized as _______________.

3. How can Jarvis Poulter's lifestyle be characterized?

4. Where does Almeda stay most of the time?

5. The Ontario of Almeda's time was called ______________________.

(see the answer key)

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