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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Almeda wonder when she hears the sounds in the night?
(a) If the couple next door is having a party.
(b) If the neighborhood bully is bashing mailboxes again.
(c) If someone has been murdered.
(d) If the alley cats are getting into trash cans.

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 telephones him.
(c) She puts a note on her door.
(d) She puts a note under the windshield of his car.

3. Why does Almeda not venture outside to find out about the noises?
(a) She is afraid.
(b) She thinks someone else will look into it.
(c) She never goes out after dark.
(d) She doesn't think it is any of her business.

4. To whom does Miss Dobie seem to be directing the poem?
(a) Jane.
(b) Jill.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Judy.

5. "Friend of My Youth" is a story about _____________________.
(a) prejudice.
(b) greed and envy.
(c) the gap between generations.
(d) the search for love.

6. Where does Brenda meet with her lover?
(a) A friend's apartment.
(b) His trailer.
(c) Her home.
(d) A hotel.

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

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

9. Who is the narrator of "Meneseteung"?
(a) The town's mayor.
(b) The protagonist.
(c) A Baptist minister.
(d) The narrator is unknown.

10. What kind of business does the man in #41 run?
(a) Pharmacy.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Local salt mines.
(d) Law.

11. Who was the daughter who was responsible for running the shop in #27?
(a) Pia.
(b) Maria.
(c) Susanna.
(d) Sara.

12. Why does Hazel want to travel to the town in #57?
(a) Because her husband was there during the war.
(b) Because she needs a vacation.
(c) Because she wants to visit a friend who is sick.
(d) Because she wants to see her family.

13. Almeda writes a poem entitled "Meneseteung" which is named after ____________________.
(a) an Indian tribe.
(b) her mother's maiden name.
(c) a nearby river.
(d) a medical instrument.

14. What type of business does Murray inherit from his father?
(a) Antiques shop.
(b) Department store.
(c) Upholstery shop.
(d) Grocery store.

15. What type of vehicle does Brenda drive?
(a) A sports car.
(b) A jeep.
(c) A van.
(d) A sedan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Brenda's husband work before his accident?

2. Why was the man in #79 afraid of his wife?

3. How old is Hazel?

4. Who had been Ellie's nurse?

5. What does Almeda do when she sees the person slumped against her fence?

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