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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the boys of the town have time to do?
(a) Roam the streets looking for trouble.
(b) Learn new trades.
(c) Clear new roads.
(d) Get part time jobs.

2. How did Almeda's mother die?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Grief.
(d) Heart attack.

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

4. How is Almeda portrayed in the story?
(a) A blushing bride.
(b) A dour spinster.
(c) A vivacious young woman.
(d) A sickly girl.

5. What is unique about Queen Aggie?
(a) She can put her legs behind her head.
(b) She has a white streak on the front of her hair.
(c) She is always drunk.
(d) She can speak ten languages.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who built the home in which Almeda lives?

3. How do the boys in town move Queen Aggie from place to place?

4. What is the title of one of Almeda's poems?

5. All the people in town are under what age?

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