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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a state into which Almeda goes as a result of the nerve tonic?
(a) Independence.
(b) Awareness.
(c) Higher creativity.
(d) Repose.

2. Which of the following does Jarvis not do at Almeda's house this morning?
(a) Knock on the door.
(b) Retreat without knocking.
(c) Come onto the porch.
(d) Retrieve a note.

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

4. In which room does Almeda sit all day?
(a) The dining room.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) Her bedroom.
(d) The parlor.

5. The narrator thinks it is important to discover ____________________.
(a) Religious artifacts.
(b) Gold.
(c) Historical clues.
(d) Ancestors.

6. Which of the following does Jarvis not note about Almeda this morning?
(a) She is in her night clothes.
(b) Her hair is undone.
(c) She is vulnerable.
(d) She is defiant.

7. To what does Almeda attribute her ill feelings this morning?
(a) The flu.
(b) Allergies.
(c) Menstruation.
(d) Food intolerance.

8. As the day progresses, Almeda is in a state of _______________.
(a) Agitation.
(b) Panic.
(c) Delirium.
(d) Peace.

9. Who does Almeda visit in Section 4.
(a) Aunt.
(b) Neighbor.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Minister.

10. What does the doctor prescribe for Almeda?
(a) Nerve medicine.
(b) Antibiotics.
(c) Milk of Magnesia.
(d) Vitamin C.

11. What makes Almeda content?
(a) Taking the nerve tonic.
(b) Painting.
(c) Reading love stories.
(d) Figuring out her life's work.

12. What does Almeda's vulnerability signify to Jarvis?
(a) She is suitable for marriage.
(b) She is hysterical.
(c) She is weak.
(d) She is dramatic.

13. What does Almeda think she hears outside?
(a) A gunshot.
(b) Someone being murdered.
(c) A street light being broken.
(d) A rock thrown through her window.

14. For whom does Almeda leave a note?
(a) Jarvis.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her minister.
(d) Her cleaning lady.

15. The narrator could not possibly know ________________________.
(a) What church Almeda attended.
(b) Almeda's thoughts.
(c) What Almeda wrote.
(d) What Almeda wore.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after Almeda's death did Jarvis die?

2. What does Almeda decide to call her poem?

3. What does Jarvis do to the woman at the gate?

4. What literary technique does the author use to compare the flow of Almeda's emotional pain to a river?

5. The nerve tonic is meant to __________ Almeda.

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