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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came to care for Ellie?

2. Who was Hazel's husband?

3. Why does Hazel want to travel to the town in #57?

4. What does Almeda wonder when she hears the sounds in the night?

5. What did Murray ask Barbara to take to Victor on a really cold night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Hazel decided to travel to a town in Scotland and who does she meet right away when she arrives?

2. What is the premise of "Five Points"?

3. What was the relationship between the narrator's mother, and Flora after the narrator's mother moved away to marry and start a family?

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

5. How did the generation gap separate the narrator and her mother and what conclusion does she come to regarding how well she knew her own mother?

6. What is the theme of this story?

7. Who are Murray and Barbara, how did they meet and what type of business do they operate now?

8. What does Neil tell Brenda about a Croatian girl named Mary who ran the family's sweet shop and how she destroyed the family's business?

9. How does the story of Janette serve as a metaphor for the struggles Judy and Antoinette experience regarding Dudley?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of women in Canada in the late-20th century when the women in the stories are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses several instances of foreshadowing in the stories. Explain what foreshadowing is, and cite at least two examples making sure to explain what makes each an instance of foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Almeda Roth in "Meneteseung". What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Almeda?

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