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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. Section 3 introduces which character?
(a) Jarvis Porter.
(b) Jared Pouter.
(c) Jarvis Poulter.
(d) Jarvis Portman.

2. Almeda's family's home sits on what street?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Oyster.
(c) Opal.
(d) Pearl.

3. What was the nature of Almeda's father's business?
(a) Harnesses.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Law.
(d) Dry goods.

4. Section 2 explains the _________________ in the town.
(a) Class distinction.
(b) Schools.
(c) Culture.
(d) Politicians.

5. When does Almeda think the swamp is the loveliest?
(a) High noon.
(b) Late afternoon.
(c) The morning.
(d) Midnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the person that the boys of the town constantly harass?

2. What is the name of the book from which the lines at the beginning of each section are taken?

3. Almeda has no instincts for _________________.

4. Where does Almeda think that Jarvis might take her?

5. Which of the following does not contribute to the beauty of the swamp?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Almeda realize she does not care for Jarvis?

2. What is one of Almeda's most famous poems and what is the content?

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

4. Why does Almeda now live alone?

5. What is the content of the first newspaper article in Section 6?

6. What is the narrator's opinion on the individual when recounting history?

7. What does Almeda do for the very first time in her life today?

8. What does Almeda see when she looks outside for the noise and what does she do about what she discovers?

9. What is Almeda shocked by the woman's body and whose help does she enlist?

10. What does Almeda do as she sits in her dark house?

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