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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the time period of MENESETEUNG?
(a) Late-1900s.
(b) Late-1700s.
(c) Mid-1900s.
(d) Late-1800s.

2. What is the name of the local newspaper in town?
(a) Vidette.
(b) Times.
(c) Vigilante.
(d) Observer.

3. Which of the Great Lakes is Champlain said to have sailed?
(a) Lake Huron.
(b) Lake Erie.
(c) Lake Ontario.
(d) Lake Superior.

4. Which of the following roles did Almeda not assume for her father after the death of her mother?
(a) Business partner.
(b) Companion.
(c) Hostess.
(d) Housekeeper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Jarvis Poulter been in town?

2. What does Almeda think she would be if Jarvis were to ask her for a drive in the country?

3. When does Almeda think the swamp is the loveliest?

4. What kind of life does Almeda instinctively desire?

5. Which of the following does not enter into Almeda's idea of what marriage would be like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the narrator's feelings about people's lack of curiosity regarding other people?

2. Whose death also occurs close to Almeda's?

3. What revelation regarding authenticity does the narrator make?

4. What is distinctive about the protagonist?

5. How does Almeda get out of having to see Jarvis again today?

6. What news about Almeda and Jarvis is printed in the local paper?

7. Into what activities does Almeda immerse herself in order to get more physically tired?

8. What is Almeda's favorite topic to write about?

9. How does Almeda react to the nerve tonic from the doctor?

10. How is Almeda described based on the photo of her inside her book?

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