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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator feel is her first mistake during her visit to the store?
(a) She asks about the old priest, who is dead.
(b) She assumes the speak English, and they do not.
(c) She asks for Canadian bacon, proving she is American.
(d) She tries to speak French, but has a discernable accent.

2. The narrator is trying to decide
(a) Whether she loved her first husband.
(b) Whether she loves Joe.
(c) Whether she is falling in love with David.
(d) Whether she loved her parents.

3. The narrator describes the lake as
(a) Green and inviting.
(b) A haze of tears and vomit.
(c) Faded and defaced.
(d) Blue and cool as redemption.

4. At the end of the chapter, the author compares an unborn child to
(a) A frog in a jar.
(b) A secret passenger.
(c) A leech.
(d) An unopened gift.

5. At the end of the chapter the narrator describes herself as
(a) Bleeding and in pain.
(b) Without words to describe her feelings.
(c) Numb and detached.
(d) A magician.

6. The narrator and her companions are traveling in
(a) France.
(b) Mexico.
(c) The United States.
(d) Canada.

7. Who interrupts the narrator in the outhouse and why?
(a) Paul, with news about her father.
(b) Joe, insisting that they talk about their relationship.
(c) David, telling her she must be caught.
(d) Anna, asking her if she is okay.

8. As she travels through the town, the narrator feels
(a) No nostalgia or emotion of any kind.
(b) Overwhelmed with love.
(c) Angry that so much has changed.
(d) Sorry that she ever left for the city.

9. The narrator decides her childhood was a good one because
(a) It was in Canada rather than America.
(b) There was no war or poverty during her youth.
(c) It was safe and removed from real world events.
(d) Anna tells her she should appreciate it.

10. The canoe trip is difficult for the group because
(a) David and Joe cannot be trusted.
(b) The wind is strong and the group is inexperienced.
(c) The canoe is too heavy.
(d) The Americans have interrupted their progress.

11. The fishing trip is cut short when
(a) Two Americans arrive and begin to fish, too.
(b) David and Anna begin fighting.
(c) They discover they have no more worms.
(d) The group decides to go back and cook the fish.

12. Though David catches the fish, the narrator must
(a) Hand it over to the Americans.
(b) Throw it back as it is too small.
(c) Provide him with the bait and kill the fish.
(d) Reel it in and kill it.

13. Because Anna is angry with him, David comments on
(a) Joe's refusal to talk.
(b) Anna's flab.
(c) The narrator's behind.
(d) Anna's make-up.

14. What were the subjects of the narrator's drawings in her scrapbooks?
(a) Cave paintings.
(b) Women and Easter eggs.
(c) Woodland animals.
(d) Birds.

15. What happens between the narrator and Joe while picking blueberries?
(a) The narrator tells Joe she is returning to her husband.
(b) Joe proposes and the narrator refuses.
(c) The narrator tells Joe she is in love with someone else.
(d) Joe breaks up with the narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator reveals that she has not visited her parents here because

2. What change is developing in the narrator's relationship with Joe?

3. At the gas station, the narrator is embarrassed when her friends

4. The narrator has identified two different women in town known as Madame because

5. What does the narrator find hanging from a tree?

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