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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. How does Almeda let Jarvis know that she won't be going to church today?

2. What are the results of Barbara's medical tests?

3. Why does Hazel want to travel to the town in #57?

4. Hazel thinks that it is ____________________ that makes people happy.

5. Who had been Ellie's nurse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the possible lies in the story?

2. How does the episode with the woman's body in front of Almeda's house change Jarvis' perspective of Almeda?

3. What does Neil tell Brenda about a Croatian girl named Mary who ran the family's sweet shop and how she destroyed the family's business?

4. What is the premise of "Meneseteung"?

5. How did the generation gap separate the narrator and her mother and what conclusion does she come to regarding how well she knew her own mother?

6. Why has Hazel decided to travel to a town in Scotland and who does she meet right away when she arrives?

7. What is the premise of "Five Points"?

8. What does Brenda realize about her relationship with Neil after their first fight regarding the sweet shop girl?

9. What role does Murray's paranoia play in the story?

10. What is the town's attitude about the poor people in town?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Austin Corbett in "Pictures of the Ice". What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Austin?

Essay Topic 2

Who are two of Munro's characters in this book who appeal to you the most? What is it about these characters that you like? What are their weaknesses? How about redeeming qualities? Are Munro's characters believable in your opinion. Explain and use examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Betrayal is an important theme in the stories. Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples to support your answer.

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