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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Almeda view the man in #41?
(a) As a nuisance.
(b) As a troublemaker.
(c) As a prospective husband.
(d) As a community leader.

2. What did Murray ask Barbara to take to Victor on a really cold night?
(a) Extra blankets.
(b) A stocking cap.
(c) Wool socks.
(d) A thick sweater.

3. What does Robert do when Ellie dies?
(a) Sells the farm.
(b) Marries the nurse.
(c) Moves to California.
(d) Shoots himself.

4. Hazel thinks that it is ____________________ that makes people happy.
(a) making lots of money.
(b) striving towards something.
(c) fame.
(d) good health.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Murray's wife?

3. What nationality was the man in #79?

4. Who is the boyfriend of the woman in #59?

5. To whom had Flora once been engaged?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the episode with the woman's body in front of Almeda's house change Jarvis' perspective of Almeda?

2. In what way does Almeda realize that she has been approaching life all wrong, and how does she see violence symbolized in her life?

3. Why had Robert married Ellie instead of Flora, and how did Ellie's health deteriorate?

4. What is the theme of this story?

5. What is life like for women in Almeda's town?

6. What is the content of a poem told by Miss Dobie that seems to be directed at Judy?

7. Why would Murray have secretly wanted Barbara to have had an affair?

8. What does Hazel conclude about what Dudley gives to both Judy and Antoinette?

9. What are Brenda's conflicting feelings about the fight with Neil?

10. What does the fight between Brenda and Neil signify?

(see the answer keys)

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