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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Almeda stay most of the time?
(a) At school.
(b) At her best friend's house.
(c) At home.
(d) At church.

2. How long is school in session each year?
(a) 12 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 4 months.

3. All the people in town are under what age?
(a) 50.
(b) 100.
(c) 75.
(d) 30.

4. How is Almeda's spirit portrayed in the story?
(a) Cloying.
(b) Long suffering.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Independent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the book of poetry written?

2. Which of the following roles did Almeda not assume for her father after the death of her mother?

3. Which of the following does the narrator not mention as inhabiting the town?

4. How did Almeda's mother die?

5. What can Almeda see from her window?

(see the answer key)

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