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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator's mother blame for all of Flora's problems?
(a) Nurse Atkinson.
(b) Robert.
(c) Flora.
(d) Ellie.

2. How does Almeda let Jarvis know that she won't be going to church today?
(a) She puts a note on his door.
(b) She puts a note on her door.
(c) She telephones him.
(d) She puts a note under the windshield of his car.

3. What job did the narrator's mother have as a young woman?
(a) Cook.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Nurse.

4. In contrast to her lover, Brenda's husband feels as heavy as ______________________.
(a) a wrecking ball.
(b) a truck.
(c) a ton of blankets.
(d) a load of bricks.

5. What does Neil eventually admit to Brenda?
(a) He is going back to his wife.
(b) He did take money from the sweet shop girl.
(c) He was never married.
(d) He is still married.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the job of the man in #20?

2. Which of the following sounds does Almeda NOT hear when she is awakened one night?

3. What type of shop do Brenda and her husband now run?

4. What does Jarvis tell Almeda which means that he intends to propose marriage?

5. What type of vehicle does Brenda drive?

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