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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of shop do Brenda and her husband now run?
(a) Interior design.
(b) Musical instruments.
(c) Second-hand items.
(d) Antiques.

2. Why did the narrator's mother leave the farm?
(a) To get married.
(b) To return home to care for her parents.
(c) To move to France.
(d) To take another teaching job.

3. What is Almeda's last name?
(a) Roth.
(b) Morton.
(c) Robinson.
(d) Ross.

4. What leaves a big stain on the floor of Almeda's house?
(a) Raspberry pie.
(b) Grape jelly.
(c) Varnish.
(d) Red wine.

5. Who does Almeda see slumped against her fence in the morning?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A bum.
(c) A woman.
(d) A child.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives in the house next door to Almeda?

2. What does Robert do when Ellie dies?

3. What kind of business does the man in #41 run?

4. What does the narrator reflect on regarding her own mother?

5. What did the narrator's mother think of the person in #6?

(see the answer key)

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