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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 does Almeda see slumped against her fence in the morning?

2. In a flashback, Murray recalls a man named ______________ who came to Murray's store looking for work clothes.

3. Where is Flora working now that she has left the farm?

4. How does Almeda let Jarvis know that she won't be going to church today?

5. Why had the girl in #64 gone to live with Miss Dobie?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Miss Dobie and what is her housekeeper, Judy's, reaction at seeing that Antoinette has driven Hazel instead of Dudley?

3. How did Flora try to mend the relationship with the narrator's mother, and what does the narrator think about how well she knew her own mother?

4. Who is Flora Grieves, and how did the narrator's mother know her?

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

6. What role does Murray's paranoia play in the story?

7. When does it occur to Hazel that Dudley is involved with both Judy and Antoinette?

8. What is the theme of this story?

9. 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?

10. What is the premise of "Meneseteung"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alice Munro is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphor, and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 2

Several of Munro's stories are classic stories of loss and renewal. What does that classification entail? Why do some of the stories fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Loss seems to be almost an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the sense of loss? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

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