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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What substance was used to write a particular word across Grant's office door?
2. What color had Fiona's hair been before it had turned white?
3. Fiona makes a comment to Grant that makes clear her assumption that he is a what?
4. Who first tells Grant that the name of the man sitting next to Fiona is Aubrey?
5. Of what scent does the newer Meadowlark building into which Fiona moves smell?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Munro's purpose for including the detail about the scents of "dope and incense" (285)?
2. For how long had Fiona and Grant lived in their home at the time when Fiona began to show signs of dementia and why is this detail significant?
3. In what way does Munro use the dream motif to reveal information about Grant?
4. For what reason was Fiona ostracized by many of her peers at college?
5. What gift does Grant bring to Fiona when he visits her at Meadowlake for the first time, and what is significant about the gift?
6. What were the circumstances that led to the engagement between Fiona and Grant?
7. What advice does Kristy finally give to Grant when he keeps asking the same question over and over?
8. In what month does Fiona move into Meadowlake and why?
9. What reasons are named for Grant's decision to accept Fiona's proposal of marriage?
10. What is the function of Grant's colleague within the context of the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Determine Munro’s message within the story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" regarding the subject of marriage.
Essay Topic 2
What is the function of Kristy's character within the story? Discuss the characterization methods used by Munro in depicting Kristy and include in your discussion the reasons that Munro portrays Kristy in these particular ways.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Munro's choice to tell the story of "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" using a third person omniscient narrator who knows all about Grant’s most private thoughts, feelings, and actions. What elements of the story's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Munro’s intended effects on the reader?
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