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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. Why does the town attract relatively young people?
(a) It has great schools.
(b) It is an unsettled area.
(c) It has great outdoor recreation.
(d) It is in a very cold climate.

2. Jarvis never escorts Almeda to _____________.
(a) The church social.
(b) Dinner.
(c) The theater.
(d) Church.

3. How does Almeda always try to conduct herself in town?
(a) Without speaking to anyone.
(b) With lots of fun.
(c) With lots of friends.
(d) With propriety.

4. The Ontario of Almeda's time was called ______________________.
(a) Canada's Best.
(b) Canada's Beginning.
(c) The true Canada.
(d) Canada West.

5. Who is the person that the boys of the town constantly harass?
(a) Queen Aggie.
(b) Jane.
(c) Almeda.
(d) Mr. Booker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Almeda not prefer to do?

2. Which of the following is not the typical assumption for a woman's life in the late a1880s?

3. What format is MENESETEUNG?

4. From what does Almeda suffer?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Almeda weigh the existence of a man in her life?

3. What frugal activities does Jarvis do even though he is a wealthy man?

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

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

6. What role did Almeda assume for her father after her mother died?

7. Who is Queen Aggie and what is her role in the town?

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

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

10. What is the story of MENESETEUNG?

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