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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say about life?
(a) It is depressing.
(b) It is what a person makes of it.
(c) It continues to flow.
(d) It is a gift.

2. How long after Almeda's death did Jarvis die?
(a) A few days later.
(b) A few years later.
(c) A few weeks later.
(d) A few months later.

3. The newspaper suggests that Almeda's death was due to _____________________.
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) Harassment by youth.
(c) Cancer.
(d) A freak accident.

4. The literary device in which Almeda experiences delirium with a tonic meant to produce calm is called what?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Irony.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Symbolism.

5. What can happen when people research history?
(a) They can tell too much.
(b) They can withhold their findings.
(c) They can come to the wrong conclusions.
(d) They can destroy the facts.

6. Section 6 is told via what format?
(a) Newspaper clippings.
(b) Essays.
(c) Poems.
(d) Journal entries.

7. What shocks Almeda when she sees the woman?
(a) Her beauty.
(b) Her primal state.
(c) Her age.
(d) Her wounds.

8. What will the poem signify for Almeda?
(a) A way for people to know the real Almeda.
(b) The chance to get published.
(c) The channeling of all brutal and unpleasant aspects of life.
(d) An opportunity to be famous.

9. What does Almeda see when she looks outside her window?
(a) A man beating a woman.
(b) Someone being mugged.
(c) A car accident.
(d) A man's body lying in the street.

10. How often does Almeda take the nerve medicine?
(a) Only once.
(b) With meals.
(c) Twice a day.
(d) Four times a day.

11. What beverage does Almeda drink?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Water.
(d) Juice.

12. From where did the narrator get the information to write the story?
(a) Personal interviews.
(b) Family albums.
(c) Newspaper clippings.
(d) Historical clues.

13. Almeda thinks the items around her ________________.
(a) Are shabby.
(b) Come alive.
(c) Are beautiful.
(d) Are out of style.

14. What does Almeda do as she drinks her beverage?
(a) Sits in her dark house.
(b) Reads a magazine.
(c) Talks on the phone.
(d) Browses her book shelves.

15. What is called into question at the end of the story?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Authenticity.
(c) Romance.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Almeda put on to go outside and check on the woman?

2. When does the narrator tell about going to Alameda's grave?

3. What does Almeda put into her beverage?

4. The first news clipping in Section 6 reports Almeda's ______________ and death.

5. How does the narrator first discover Almeda?

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